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That thing you want to grab when life’s getting a little too hard and stressful but somehow also more boring and repetitive.

The easy way out
Kicking the bucket
Meeting the maker

Ending it

Getting the rope
Tobey: “Bill I don’t think that girls as into you as you are into her, I seen she got tinder on her home screen and was talking about some dude named Sam. Oh and you still owe me that 20”
Bill: “Fuck this, I’m getting the rope”

Bill: “boys I’m stopping into woodies on the way back my car broke down again”
Tobey: “shit it’s like that huh?”
Bill: “yep. Sick of paying bills too. Think it’s time I get the rope”
The rope by Jack Bowesteiner78 November 13, 2025

hit the rope

Slang for figurative suicide
Person 1: She said you ugly
Person 2: Damn wtf... imma hit the rope...
hit the rope by iraqikanye May 15, 2016

Grope the rope 

1. I heard Peter loves the Grope the rope
Grope the rope by Harry Palmer II November 1, 2008

twisting the rope 

A : masturbateing,jerking-off,B: slacking off from a job,shirking duty
dude#1: Where's bill? dude#2: he's out in the back "twisting the rope!". (2)dude#1:When you 2 assholes are done "twisting your rope" how about getting back to work!3 Looks like someone was "twisting the rope"
when he did this job
twisting the rope by mikel t September 18, 2006

Get The Rope 

A term used to define someone who will(at some point) be hanged for their actions, usually degenerate actions.
1: “dude, I heard that Tanya has over 30 bodies”

2: “Sounds like Tanya is gonna Get the Rope”
Get The Rope by LigmaSawconNigga December 20, 2019

Gnawing at the rope 

When you are tied up with some obligation that you don't want to be at and trying to leave. Often said when there is something else going on that you'd rather be doing at that time and want to get to as soon as possible.
Friend: "Hey, are you gonna meet up with us?"
You: "Yeah, I'm at this family dinner right now but gnawing at the rope. Be there as soon as I can."
Gnawing at the rope by Dsho86 January 27, 2013
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Slop Grenade

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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
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