drop out
To opt out of conventional society.
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turn on tune in drop out #resist #dontcomply
I was in a few statics but I always had to drop out due to bad mental health and I just wish I could play the game like all these other raiders but im like so scared of pf 💔
Mortgage rates hit the highest level in a month, causing lower income homebuyers to drop out
The ballroom is nothing compared to the other far worse things on that list. We need DHS, ICE and Border Patrol DEFUNDED AND DISMANTLED. Completely. If you are not running on this as your #1 priority, drop out of…
Villaraigosa shouldn't be able to run. Didn't he have an affair with a journo when he was LA Mayor and married. Anyone under 5% should drop out Antonio. You're at 3%. Anyone under 15% need to bow out. I forgot Steyer…
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To opt out of conventional society.
He [Bill Gates] dropped out of a better school than I dropped out of.
“Ok, those bottom 3 Dems need to drop out ASAP. I would never tell the queen, Katie Porter, to drop out. She can have any position in government that she wants, if it's up to me.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Endorsing both Becerra and Steyer? Seriously? This moment calls for courage and strategy. Pick one. Do not split the vote. Every Democrat but one needs to drop out very soon.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Last day of campaign for some Dems. Ballots started going out YESTERDAY. Election has STARTED. ANY DEM NOT IN TOP 4 OVERALL HAS DUTY TO DROP OUT ASAP. EGO cannot be allowed to trump the good of the State.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You need to drop out!!! We need to keep California blue!! You are low on the polls and will split the vote and screw us over! Don’t be selfish!!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You should drop out of it and endorse a candidate. You are going to have two republicans or one dem one republican”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(of sound, electronic signal, etc.) To be lost or momentarily interrupted.
I’m an unlikely speaker, not just because I dropped out, but because we’re technically in the same generation.
“turn on tune in drop out #resist #dontcomply”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I was in a few statics but I always had to drop out due to bad mental health and I just wish I could play the game like all these other raiders but im like so scared of pf 💔”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Mortgage rates hit the highest level in a month, causing lower income homebuyers to drop out”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The ballroom is nothing compared to the other far worse things on that list. We need DHS, ICE and Border Patrol DEFUNDED AND DISMANTLED. Completely. If you are not running on this as your #1 priority, drop out of the race.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Villaraigosa shouldn't be able to run. Didn't he have an affair with a journo when he was LA Mayor and married. Anyone under 5% should drop out Antonio. You're at 3%. Anyone under 15% need to bow out. I forgot Steyer on this chart. Oops! 🤭 He's at 12%.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(idiomatic) To leave (school, a race, etc.) prematurely and voluntarily.
Nothing went well in high school, so he dropped out.
Drop out means: To leave (school, a race, etc.) prematurely and voluntarily.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. It is an education-system term, so usage is institutional and routine. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
drop out means: To leave (school, a race, etc.) prematurely and voluntarily.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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