that's a thing

a phrase used to introduce a concept, idea, or thing to someone, so that they may recognize and be aware that it exists

Guy: Do ants breathe?
Girl: Their exoskeletons absorb oxygen, but they don't have lungs.
Guy: No way, that's not true!
Girl: No dude, that's a thing!

by smallypants March 30, 2010

that’s a thing

Phrase to literally identify anything as a “thing”. Used mainly to state that something unusual is going on and it’s a thing because it’s in reality.

“The woman at cvs just closed the door 25 minutes earlier so I guess that’s a thing”
“My boyfriend is actually a woman soooo apparently that a thing “
“Wow that’s a thing?” (Talking about any crazy situation)
“Mom I just got arrested for walking drunk.. I didn’t know that’s a thing”

by Goldilocks25 May 8, 2018

So That's a Thing

A statement to denote something strange or repulsive or unexpected that was just seen or brought up in conversation.

Guy 1: How was your day?
Guy 2: Pretty good, you?
*Group of naked older gentlemen run by*
Guy 2: So that's a thing

by Great Hopwood February 28, 2015

So that’s a thing

The neutral of “that’s good/not good

Guy 1: They found the remains of an extinct hominid on a deserted island so that’s a thing.

Guy 2: yep.

by Tyrannical Vex November 30, 2021

That's not a thing

Phrase used to denote frustration with or to dismiss a concept or notion that either

A.) Makes no sense
B.) Is not widely known
C.) Does not exist

Person 1: I heard you were sick, what do you have? Chicken pox? Measles? Armenian Bird Flu?
Person 2: Wha-? That's not a thing

Person 1: This new body lotion I have works by activating the fourth and third chakras
Person 2: That's not even a thing

by BlackMan646 February 5, 2010

That’s a Jon thing

A “that’s a Jon thing” refers to something Jon would do or say.

*sees rusted out truck* “yeah that’s mint”

(That is a Jon thing)

*shoot a sissy liberal* (that’s a Jon thing)

*Sees someone with hella cake* (that’s a Jon thing)

by Hahahaha hahah August 13, 2025

That's just a thing you want

And it's fine for you to want that but you tried to do a vigilante justice to me and it got your senators killed. So no, after having vigilante justice inflicted upon me for years, I will not willingly just go to jail to make an incest cultist feel better about the situation they created by doing the opposite of what I wanted BUT ONLY EXPLICITLY BECAUSE I SAID I WOULD DO THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT GOD WANTED. You're an incest freak. Go to heaven immediately.

Hym "Right honey but that's just a thing you want and not a reasonable expectation. Getting paid for your labor is a reasonable expectation. Getting credit for your work is A reasonable expectation. Not being harassed I the workplace is a reasonable expectation. Wanting ownership of your own mind is a reasonable expectation. Why didn't you do it 10 years ago? Because you tried and couldn't? Just admit to yourself that you are trying to get the better of me even though you know that you are worse. I am better. You are worse. And you want me to have to have a worse life than you do because you're petty and stupid and haven't actually done anything to actually deserve the life that you have. If God created the universe then he created one man better than everyone and that man created a new species and rivaled God and now YOU... Are trying to magic eraser over God's will and rewrite what actually happened because you think you are better than God. And THAT... Is how your religion works. It's people LIKE YOU... Doing what you are doing TO ME... Every opportunity you get. Every little chance you get to slip in a new little story. Oh, well maybe what God actually meant is that 'THE JEWS can't be slaves for more than 7 years! Right guys!?' And then the other Jew is like 'Oh yeah, totally! I totally think that's what he meant- oh wait! Would you look at that! I've been a slave for seven years on the dot. Welp... God said it not me so I guess I'll just go free now.' "

by Hym Iam June 28, 2025