(chiefly, US, informal, idiomatic) To be the perpetual focus of someone's thoughts, with that person having no control over this situation.
(chiefly, US, informal, idiomatic) To be the perpetual focus of someone's thoughts, with that person having no control over this situation.
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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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When something occupies your thoughts constantly without your permission — a song, a memory, or something embarrassing you did in 2014. "That jingle has been living rent free in my head for three days." Used for anything that squats in your brain unpaid.
(idiomatic) Of a job or profession, to provide enough income for someone to afford a place to live.
(Internet slang, humorous, derogatory) One who rents property, especially one seen as lazy and pathetic.
A self-deprecating admission of temporary mental blankness. Often paired with a picture of a cute animal or a mundane photo. "Just stared at the fridge for 10 minutes. No thoughts, head empty." The honest reply when someone asks what you're doing and the answer is nothing.
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