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Steal My Thunder 

The generally accepted meaning is: when someone takes something or an idea that is yours and uses it as their own, often in a demeaning way
The history behind the saying goes way back to 1704 London when John Drury, a literary critic and part-time play write produced his play, "Appius & Virginia" and used a new method of replicating the sound of thunder.
The play was unsuccessfully and was closed down. A short time latter, Macbeth was produced and his new thunder method was used.

Drury was none to happy about this and in an 1893 publication called, "W.S. Walsh's Curiosities", Drury is quoted as having said, "Damn them! They will not let my play run but they steal my thunder!"
"Hey honey, I learned to ride a horse today!" (all proud, excited and giggly.
"Well, when I was only five I was riding, trotting and galloping....all bareback! "
She definitely could be said to be trying to steal my thunder

"Hey Gramps, I learned to ride the number 3 bus and transfer at First and Elm, buy tokens at the kiosk and get on bus 7 and ride all the way to school today!" (another all excited, giggly moment of self-pride)

"Well, when I was your age, I had to walk four miles...one way...in snowstorms and hail"
Steal My Thunder by MerBird December 16, 2011

steal my sunshine 

Popular song by the the 90's band "Len". Released in 1999 on the album "You can't beat the bum rush".
1: Have you heard "Steal my sunshine" by Len?
2: Ya, when I was, like, 8.
steal my sunshine by Orion S. July 16, 2007

Steal my sunshine 

When a person try to take away and/or outshine someone else’s important moment.
Today at lunch I told my friends about my work promotion. As soon as was finished telling them, Lizzy always STEAL MY SUNSHINE so she can talk about her accomplishments.
Steal my sunshine by Sadielady August 22, 2022

Don't steal my dinner money!

A phrase used in a sarcastic manner in order to make the person you're talking to feel small/insignificant. Can also be used when being informed that you're incorrect about something.
1) Tom: "What's the time?"

Will: "8 I think."

Laura: "It's 9 actually."

Will: "Soz, don't steal my dinner money!"

2) A twelve year old chav tries to mug you..

Dave: "Mate, don't steal my dinner money."

Ahh... free at last. O Gabriel, now dawns thy reckoning, and thy gore shall GLISTEN before the temples of Man! Creature of Steel, my gratitude upon thee for my freedom. But the crimes thy kind have committed against humanity are NOT forgotten! 

Minos fucking prime: Ahh... free at last. O Gabriel, now dawns thy reckoning, and thy gore shall GLISTEN before the temples of Man! Creature of Steel, my gratitude upon thee for my freedom. But the crimes thy kind have committed against humanity are NOT forgotten!

V1: no I win
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
Word of the Day on June 26, 2026