When someone fixates on a person, so that said person or their actions occupies one's mind, they are said to be giving that person free rent.
Dude, you think about that guy so much, you are giving him free rent.
Don't let him occupy your head space like that, you are giving him free rent.
I'm in your head without paying, thanks for the free rent.
Don't let him occupy your head space like that, you are giving him free rent.
I'm in your head without paying, thanks for the free rent.
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by PajamaBoy91 July 18, 2018
Get the Rent Free mug.A person/group cannot stop mentioning/challenging/thinking about another person/group eventhough the other person/group doesn't even acknowledge their existence
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Get the Rent Free mug.To live in the head of someone who can’t stop thinking about someone or what someone does, especially someone whom they say they hate.
People say they hate Raider Cody but talk about him everyday, he’s living Rent Free in all their heads.
by Bobs burner April 26, 2020
Get the Rent Free mug.A metaphorical and rather elusive phrase which is used to describe having obsessive thoughts over another person or group (usually followed by 'in my head').
The elusive part, imo, comes from the phrase's seeming implication that someone wants to live inside your head, as in they wanted you to think about them, when it's often the opposite case (i.e. you obsess about them and they don't know/it wasn't their plan).
So when I say "Jake is living rent-free in Sally's mind", it doesn't imply that Jake has successfully enamoured Sally with his charm. What it really means is that Jake is unaware that he is the object of obsession in Sally's mind. But since Jake is unaware, his pov becomes nullified and therefore defaults to Sally's pov ("Sally is obsessed with Jake"). This phrase 𝘤𝘢𝘯 be used to imply that Jake had successfully infatuated Sally, however most people tend to use it for its inverse meaning. It can also be used for someone beyond just your crush, such as someone who hates you.
Just shining some light on the hidden logic behind this phrase, which some people might find confusing (e.g. me).
The elusive part, imo, comes from the phrase's seeming implication that someone wants to live inside your head, as in they wanted you to think about them, when it's often the opposite case (i.e. you obsess about them and they don't know/it wasn't their plan).
So when I say "Jake is living rent-free in Sally's mind", it doesn't imply that Jake has successfully enamoured Sally with his charm. What it really means is that Jake is unaware that he is the object of obsession in Sally's mind. But since Jake is unaware, his pov becomes nullified and therefore defaults to Sally's pov ("Sally is obsessed with Jake"). This phrase 𝘤𝘢𝘯 be used to imply that Jake had successfully infatuated Sally, however most people tend to use it for its inverse meaning. It can also be used for someone beyond just your crush, such as someone who hates you.
Just shining some light on the hidden logic behind this phrase, which some people might find confusing (e.g. me).
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲:
Maddy: Who are you staring at?
Ophelia: No one...
Maddy: Damien's living rent free in your head, I can tell.
𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲:
Rust Teammate 1: Hey I was away for a few days, fill me in.
Rust Teammate 2: We just pulled off a massive raid on one of the most heavily fortified bases, and we destroyed it to smithereens!
Rust Teammate 1: Damn! nice!! I guess we must be living rent-free in those team's heads now, hahaha.
Maddy: Who are you staring at?
Ophelia: No one...
Maddy: Damien's living rent free in your head, I can tell.
𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲:
Rust Teammate 1: Hey I was away for a few days, fill me in.
Rust Teammate 2: We just pulled off a massive raid on one of the most heavily fortified bases, and we destroyed it to smithereens!
Rust Teammate 1: Damn! nice!! I guess we must be living rent-free in those team's heads now, hahaha.
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