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stay in your lane

mind your own business; keep moving straight ahead and don't veer over into my personal affairs
"I don't need you telling me how to raise my child, so why don't you just stay in your lane, okay?"
stay in your lane by HeavnsGirl February 1, 2007

Stay in the pink 

In the pink is an informal expression meaning the peak of health or an optimal state. It is often used to wish someone good health
Person1: I have to go. Bye

Person2: Stay in the pink!
Stay in the pink by Cute girl<3 February 26, 2023

stay in your lane

Stop talking about things you don't understand or know. Let experts do the talking. Don't talk out of your ass.

Used in technical forums and websites to indicate a user has strayed into an area in which they clearly have no expertise.

Anecdotal evidence is not passable as expertise, so keep it to yourself unless you have something useful to add.
Internet_expert: You really should buy brand XYZ, my sister's cousin's brother's fiance knows this guy who has one that I really thought looked cool.

real_expert or moderator: STAY IN YOUR LANE!

stay in drugs, don’t do vegetables, eat your school 

very wise words from Sun Tzu
HEY, don’t forget to stay in drugs, don’t do vegetables, eat your school

Stay in your lane

mind your business.

stay to your self

y’all be in everyone’s business, honey just stay in your business
Man all I gotta say is stay in your lane , yu look dumb asfc in other people business .

stay in it 

Don't let up. To keep on doing what you are doing.
Redneck #1 in pickup truck is spinning his tires, and redneck #2 yells" "Stay in it!"
stay in it by anonumous April 8, 2005
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
Word of the Day on September 29, 2026
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).
After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
floxi by Dr. Geek May 13, 2009
Word of the Day on September 28, 2026
NYC people who migrate north to Quahog, RI to see the leaves in the fall.
New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
leafers by ss++ February 8, 2005
Word of the Day on September 27, 2026

Respectfully 

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.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
Word of the Day on September 26, 2026

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
Word of the Day on September 24, 2026
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