(chiefly, UK) Something done habitually or according to social norms, expectations, etc.
I wanted to be called Linda but Aunt Angela said that was a common name, you know, not the done thing, so I have to be Bella...
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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