put it down
(AAVE, slang) To behave impressively; to do everything correctly.
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warframe thread bc i cant put it down RAAAAAAAAAA feel free to mute if u dont gaf
I absolutely gobbled up This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me. I could barely put it down. But I wish I'd waited until the whole trilogy was out to start bc I'm super afraid of the story's entire premise (book 3 never arrives…
I stumbled on "To Be Taught, If Fortunate" by Becky Chambers and couldn't put it down—read it straight through. A poetic, moving take on space exploration. #BookSky
Excess hormones. I put it down to a diet of fast food, drugs in the water and tasty under-fives who venture too close, nom nom😇
put it down next to the router and the download immediately went up like 3% aaaaaaa
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(AAVE, slang) To behave impressively; to do everything correctly.
You can't beat me, I'm putting it down.
“warframe thread bc i cant put it down RAAAAAAAAAA feel free to mute if u dont gaf”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I absolutely gobbled up This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me. I could barely put it down. But I wish I'd waited until the whole trilogy was out to start bc I'm super afraid of the story's entire premise (book 3 never arrives) repeating itself only maybe we never even get book 2. 😬”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I stumbled on "To Be Taught, If Fortunate" by Becky Chambers and couldn't put it down—read it straight through. A poetic, moving take on space exploration. #BookSky”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Excess hormones. I put it down to a diet of fast food, drugs in the water and tasty under-fives who venture too close, nom nom😇”
— Bluesky· May 2026“put it down next to the router and the download immediately went up like 3% aaaaaaa”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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