Derived from "gettin it in," when something is "in" (a particular situation is favorable) there is nothing else but to bring about awareness to how in it is.
A task that you have not actually started, but you have thought about starting at one point in time (no matter how long ago it was); meaning there is a notable achievement on the task and therefore there is progress to report to your supervisor.
To Boss: No sir, the project isn't doneyet, but it's in the works.
Expression started in 1995 in Muncie IN. When asked where my ex boyfriends possesions were, he would say "In Kokomo" because his ex girlfriend lived there and he left everything with her to avoid drama. "It's in Kokomo"is an appropriate answer for anything lost or left with an ex.
Him: I used to have an X Box Me: Where is it?
Him: It's in Kokomo.
It is an outdated british slang phrase meaning "it is ready" or "it will be happen". It comes from old film industry slang, when the film was ready to be released.
Journalist: This movie took so long that it was almost forgotten...
Film director: Everybody made an excellent job, the film is in the can.
"She's in parties. It's in the can."
Bauhaus - lyrics She's in parties
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.
After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.