You Come at the King, You Best Not Miss! — The is one of the most famous lines from the George Pellicanos / David Simon series The Wire. Originally spoken by Street King and “drug dealer robber” Omar Little to the drug gang hit man Roland “Wee-Bey” Brice after Brice unsuccessfully tries to collect the bounty on Omar’s head in an ambush.

After the Brice is wounded and his crew is killed, Omar leaves Wee-Bey conspicuously alive uttering the famous words:

“Yo Bey, the lesson here is: You Come at the King, You Best Not Miss!”

Amazingly years after The Wire series ran, this line is now being quoted verbatim by the American News Media in the general direction of lawmakers attempting to bring Donald J. Trump to justice.

I don’t know which is more paradoxical: hearing a White woman say this while affecting a Baltimore Black-cent; or, that this warning is being given to lawmakers about a former president of the United States.

Wow…now, y’all got the briefcase AND the gun.

I want to see Trump brought to justice and treated exactly like both Reality Winner and Jack Teixeira. But, words of wisdom to the Justice Department: You Come at the King, You Best Not Miss!

You Come at the King, You Best Not Miss! by Mind Hunter the Profiler June 16, 2023

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come all over your cock

Phrase used by many prostitutes/sex workers as an encouraging and motivating cheer to their current at-the-moment clientele in the hopes that the customer will hurry up and come so that their sex act can be finished and brought to a close.

Rolling her eyes as she wished she could be somewhere else besides where she was, Betsy got a hold on her urge to laugh, and with the most serious and ecstatic voice she could produce told David, "Ohhh yes, baby. I am fixing to come so hard I'm going to come all over your cock". Grinning big and proud of herself for not laughing, Betsy could hear David begin his vocalization of him coming inside her. 'Next' thought Betsy as she accidentally farted while David was still inside her.

come all over your cock by Nikki Stixx August 3, 2020

Come in Handy

An English slang expression meaning that something will be useful at some time in the future. It is an expression used by hoarders to justify the retention of all sorts of useless junk.

Don’t chuck it out, it may come in handy.

Come in Handy by AKACroatalin October 9, 2016

Wassup, can a loc come up in your crib?

When a friend of yours questions if he can come inside your residence when he will be met by you at your place of duties later.

Lamar: Wassup, can a loc come up in your crib?
Franklin: Man fuck you, I'll see you at work.

Wassup, can a loc come up in your crib? by Bruh6699 January 2, 2021

The Chickens had come home to roost

The idea that your wrongdoings and misdeeds have caught up with you and you must be held accountable. In context this can be applied in the first or third person.

Like my pops Mad Max had said, “The Chickens had come home to roost…” whatever the fuck that means… (J. Belfort, The Wolf of Wall Street

The Chickens had come home to roost by FartingBeer February 22, 2022

come to poppa

An often whispered enticement for a desired outcome in gambling, games, money or love.

You sweet little thing in your sheer teddy, COME TO POPPA!

come to poppa by I, Wreckerrr October 10, 2016

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026

city chicken

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.

Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?

city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006

Word of the Day on September 17, 2026

Is that cake?

Another way to say is this fake? Like the show real or cake

“Slayyyter just announced another album last night”
“No way, is that cake?”
“Yeah whoops this isn’t real”

Is that cake? by Sexyyred September 15, 2026

Word of the Day on September 16, 2026

just fokin missing her

native american reservation origin... to miss an ex so badly that everyone can see it.. can be used for either sex eg. just fokin missing her/him

friend : *noticably sad*
me : look at you all sad & shit
friend : shut up!
me : just fokin missing her huh?

just fokin missing her by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 15, 2026

endwarfins

The rush of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides triggered specifically by watching the Seven Dwarfs march home singing "Heigh-Ho" — that particular high of pickaxes, whistling while you work, and communal domestic bliss in a cottage built for men half your height.

I only meant to watch the Heigh-Ho scene for the endwarfins, and then it was two hours later and I'd watched the whole movie.

Endwarfins aren't just a Snow White thing — I get the same hit off the Lollipop Guild in Oz.

endwarfins by Howard Ogden September 13, 2026

Word of the Day on September 14, 2026

caillou

A slang term used to describe a bald person, typically someone who is completely bald or has a closely shaved head. The term is derived from the infamous, hairless kids’ cartoon character of the same name.

Example 1:
“Did you see that caillou over there? His head is reflecting the sun like a disco ball.”
Example 2:
“I think Dave is finally accepting his hair loss. He just went full caillou and shaved the whole thing off.”

caillou by WMH01 September 12, 2026

Word of the Day on September 13, 2026