dome check
A sudden, sharp reminder that snaps someone out of delusion or arrogance — figuratively a knock to the head that resets your thinking.
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A sudden, sharp reminder that snaps someone out of delusion or arrogance — figuratively a knock to the head that resets your thinking. Rooted in hip-hop slang where 'dome' means head; a dome check forces someone to reckon with reality or recalibrate their ego before they embarrass themselves further.
He was talking about quitting his job to become famous overnight and his friend gave him the dome check he desperately needed.
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