used when someone is doing something weird, stupid, or pointless. it means they need to come back to reality, they need to get some fresh air and get back in touch with how the real world works.
"been keeping track of my crush's snap score. she's most active on friday, least active on monday, most-"
"dude. you need to go touch grass. get a job or something damn"
When someone is delusional or acting unrealistic, like they don't know how the world works anymore, this is a way to tell them they need to get offline and experience the "real" world
Created during the COVID-19 pandemic, when everyone was instructed to stay home as much as possible, limiting the amount of social interaction people experienced to mostly-online.
Super-Woke Becky tried to tell me "touch grass" was ableist because some people can't physically touch grass. She's the queen of people who need to touch grass.
person 1:im in 9yds7gc9yzsdviydffdygbyfgvudfh and im also having sex with a bull and said bull is AroAce so its technically raping and i know im a fuckboy person 2:wtf,go touch grass