Remove means: To move from one place to another, especially to take away.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. As a place or proper-name reference it is purely descriptive. 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.
remove
(transitive) To move from one place to another, especially to take away.
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BlueskyMay 2026
There is a concept in biology of the neutral trait, that is to say something that isn't necessarily beneficial, but not detrimental either, and so once it emerges, it kind of just sticks around out of inertia, because…
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BlueskyMay 2026
....restating the obvious doesn't make it go away *Congress* must Impeach and remove SCOTUS members that do not apply the Constitution to their judgements and behave as believers in Democracy Flood every member you…
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BlueskyMay 2026
Blue Ivy ignores requests to remove sunglasses at Met Gala https://www.europesays.com/news/25167/ Blue Ivy’s Met Gala debut didn’t go off quite as smoothly as it appeared, as dad Jay-Z seemingly…
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BlueskyMay 2026
Nearly all food packaging. I honestly believe that when I'm old and have lost hand strength and eyesight, I'm going to starve to death because I can't "peel here" or "remove tab before lifting lid".
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BlueskyMay 2026
This reminds me that at some point I have to go through daughter’s laptop and remove ALL OF THE MALWARE. This will take days, probably.
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UK
#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(transitive) To move from one place to another, especially to take away.
For parents
Remove means: To move from one place to another, especially to take away.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. As a place or proper-name reference it is purely descriptive. 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.
For ESL learners
remove means: To move from one place to another, especially to take away.. 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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“Figure: DeFi doesn’t remove trust. Why the future of DeFi depends on making trust explicit, structured, and enforceable Continue reading on Medium » #cybersecurity #defi #web3 #cryptocurrency #blockchain Origin | Interest | Match”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Lots of other operators have spare staff too, just with more trains to potentially cover, there's less scope to remove all cancellations due to things that are unavoidable like sickness. They do work to reduce them though 🙂”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Three batches of infant formula have been recalled over a toxin risk that heating won’t remove. Here's what to know.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Is There a Way to Block or Remove Twitter Ads?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nothing concrete, but I do have some 'guardrails' of sorts to prevent my OC from being too self-indulgent and too OP... BUT I did think it'd be fun once in a while to remove those guardrails and as a thought experiment go "fuck it, Adrian's a Dominion and Divine Blade now" 🤣”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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UK
#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(transitive) To delete.
He removed the marbles from the bag.
Origin: From , from , removeir, from , from , from re- + to move, equivalent to . Displaced native. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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“There is a concept in biology of the neutral trait, that is to say something that isn't necessarily beneficial, but not detrimental either, and so once it emerges, it kind of just sticks around out of inertia, because there's no selective pressure to remove it.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“....restating the obvious doesn't make it go away *Congress* must Impeach and remove SCOTUS members that do not apply the Constitution to their judgements and behave as believers in Democracy Flood every member you can with a demand to do this Good luck 🤪”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Blue Ivy ignores requests to remove sunglasses at Met Gala https://www.europesays.com/news/25167/ Blue Ivy’s Met Gala debut didn’t go off quite as smoothly as it appeared, as dad Jay-Z seemingly…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nearly all food packaging. I honestly believe that when I'm old and have lost hand strength and eyesight, I'm going to starve to death because I can't "peel here" or "remove tab before lifting lid".”
— Bluesky· May 2026“This reminds me that at some point I have to go through daughter’s laptop and remove ALL OF THE MALWARE. This will take days, probably.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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UK
#3·Apr 27, 2026UK
(transitive) To murder.
The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.
Cluster: violence
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Why is this section here?
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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