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A term used to tell your buddies what's goin down, without telling them the entire story, which will be described in detail at a later date.
"Hey Garrett, where did you run off to before class today? You were like 30 minutes late and the teacher got pissed...."

"I just had to run some errands"

"I see.....i hope you made sure that cute clerk at Vons properly bag your polish sausage"
errands by cali_blake December 31, 2007
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errands hang 

A date with a friend where you run errands together.
Jeff and I are having an errands hang today. We're hitting three stores, then going for breakfast.
errands hang by Tina Tales January 13, 2024

run errands 

The word errand is most commonly used in the sense of a short journey taken to perform some necessary duty.
to run errands -taking or fetching clothes from the cleaners; taking mail to the post office; filling the car with fuel, taking sacks of leaves to the compost center, etc.
run errands by barkip September 19, 2012

Internet errands 

Specific tasks that one completes through use of the internet.

Tasks are usually brief and may include communicating (via email, facebook, twitter, blogs), shopping, performing research, online banking, etc.
Ex 1: John: "What are you up to today? Would you like to grab some lunch with me?"

Jane: "I'm sorry, I can't. I have a bunch of internet errands I have to get done."

Ex 2: Jill: "Jack it's 8pm, you're still wearing your pajamas and you haven't left that computer! Have you been wasting all day surfing the web?!"

Jack: "Whoa, chill out, I've been busy. I paid the bills, emailed John and Jane about camping next weekend, booked us flights to visit your parents, posted some items to sell on craigslist, bought a groupon to your favorite restaurant, submitted my research paper, and I ordered you that necklace you were eyeing at the store for half-price off of amazon.com."

Jane: "Well, I cleaned the tub."
Internet errands by dmj2011 June 27, 2011

run errands 

A trip to get or do something, especially for something you don't really like to do or have to do for someone else. It's not like shopping!
Sorry I cannot see you now I have to run errands.
run errands by Aaadrian September 7, 2006

Midget errands 

When "little people" have to run errands in the real world.
Aw she's running little midget errands
Midget errands by Kinny/Kenneth July 10, 2011

run errands 

A trip to get or do something, especially for something you don't really like to do or have to do for someone else. It's not like shopping!
Sorry I cannot see you now I have to run errands.
run errands by Aaadrian September 7, 2006
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