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To lay down the law. Begin controlling shit. Often By physical force/restraint.
"If he pulls that shit again, I'm gunna have to REGULATE that muh-fucka."
by Diego August 17, 2003
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A moment that is generally agreed to have had a significant influence on pop culture and everyday life. While the term was coined by Rose McGowan in context of the #MeToo movement, and is mostly associated with the K-pop community, the phenomenon is universal and a basic component of how culture works.

Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:

* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
"The Nineties politically started with the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolving on December 26, 1991, and ended with both the 2000 Presidential election which saw the victory of George W. Bush and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 which left people so stupefied that it functioned as something of a cultural reset button." - TV Tropes' article on the 1990s
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Smooth-ass hip-hop song that came out in 1994 and performed by Warren G. and Nate Dogg and one of the silkiest rap songs ever to hit your ears. Charted #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop and Rap charts.

"Regulate" appears on both the "Above the Rim" Soundtrack and Warren G.'s album, "Regulate: The G-Funk Era." It has since become a bona fide classic in hip-hop and is now considered an old school jam of jams.

Because of the Micheal McDonald sample and Warren G. and Nate Dogg's smooth voices, white people go crazy over this g-funk track. However, they will often erroneously refer to this song's title as "Regulators" or "The Regulators" because of the intro, which contains lines taken from the 1988 film "Young Guns."
Regulators.
We regulate any stealing of his property,
And we're damned good too.
by RegulatorMountUp February 09, 2010
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to deal with rivals on the street- often in a forceful and violent
nate dogg and tha g-child had to regulate
by DrewDown January 19, 2003
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1- To be in control of something using brutal force and/or abusive power. 2- Also often used as a adjective, as in 'Tha Regulata', or one who regulates.
I'ma have to regulate this suckah if he doesnt quit.

He's a true king, he is tha regulata.
by ST3 October 12, 2004
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1.To fuck shit up.
2.The action of Regulators.
3.Wreck shit.
4.Make others look like pussies.
guy 1 "Dude I just REGULATED those dank 949 chicks"
guy 2 "What did you do?"
guy 1 "Mounted up..."
by YEEEbudddy April 23, 2011
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to keep something or a situation under control. to place restrictions often for the good of the whole
if someone doesnt regulate submissions to this urban dictionary, it will become an even larger chunk of turd.
see SHS freshman
by wiseman January 19, 2003
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