be on one
(slang) Behave in an irrational, aggressive, or eccentric manner.
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I'm gonna be on one of those very obscure Firefox forks next year, won't I
Mayanists and Mesoamerica people: does anyone happen to have a scan of or access to Sylvanus Morley's 1933 and/or 1934 field notebook/diary? I'm looking for something that would be on one page or less but have had no…
Fellas, is it awkward to be on one?
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(slang) Behave in an irrational, aggressive, or eccentric manner.
“I'm gonna be on one of those very obscure Firefox forks next year, won't I”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Mayanists and Mesoamerica people: does anyone happen to have a scan of or access to Sylvanus Morley's 1933 and/or 1934 field notebook/diary? I'm looking for something that would be on one page or less but have had no luck accessing the diary.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Fellas, is it awkward to be on one?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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