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taking the l 

In simple terms the following "taking the L" is having to be the loser or taking the loss in any situation.
Tonya : "bout to fail finals week & taking the L with me".
taking the l by MI$$.MONEY April 7, 2016
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taking the l 

Today has been a failure. I'm taking the l for the day.
taking the l by Yoyama March 14, 2016

Taking the L 

Putting an L on your head using your hand and dancing from side to side, popularized by an emote in the game Fortnite. It's a good way to show that you have no friends.
Person 1: *does the L*
Person 2: Why are you Taking the L? *walks away* *one friend lost*
Taking the L by marioisthebest June 30, 2022

Taking the L 

Famous saying after the Drake and Meek Mill diss.

Formally meant

"Taking the lose" or

"Took the lose"
Hey bro did you see the Mayweather and Paquio fight?

Yeah man! After the 2nd round it was already obvious Paquiao was Taking the L

L takingthel
Taking the L by Savage Elephant October 10, 2016

Taking the long horse for a short walk

Generally, this term is used by those who need to release urine. The symbolism of "long horse" and "short walk" are up to the user's interpretation.
John: You know, though our conversation is enthralling, I admit I must taking the long horse for a short walk. In other words, I must urinate, as you may know from the saying's entry on Urban Dictionary.
Jane: Ok.

Taking the late bus

The act of taking the late bus, meaning to walk out from a school event with one or more friend, your excuse being "to take the late bus".

A sarcastic remark to let people know that they don't need to know where you're going or what you're talking about.
"Hey Margaret, let's go take the late bus!"

"Yeah, let's ditch play rehearsal for a while."

"What are you guys doing?"

"SHUT UP BEN, WE'RE TAKING THE LATE BUS OKAY?"
Taking the late bus by bustaker April 30, 2009

taking the lord's name in vein 

referring to to proclaim one's actions or words as coming from the Judaeo-Christian God when in fact the actions or words are not from God at all. Reference Exodus verse similar to "You shall not make wrongful use of the name of your God".

This commandment has nothing to do with the phrase "God dammit" as many superstitious simpletons have comes to believe.
Examples of taking the Lord's name in vein are:
"God told me that you should let me marry your 13 year old daughter"
"In the name of Jesus, I command you to . . "
"God sent me to do this"
"I am on a mission from God"
"God told me to tell you to send in 1 million dollars, operators are standing by."
"God hates fags"
"God hates America"
"God caused natural disaster A, B, C to punish group A, B, C"
"God told me blah blah blah"
More from Urban Dictionary
Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
Word of the Day on August 30, 2026
the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.
Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003
Word of the Day on August 29, 2026

Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026
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