Look at my reflection. Don’t you want to say something about what you’ve done to my face? ...And you still have the audacity to laugh.
And like you can HEAR references specific to THEIR war; there's little leitmotif melodies denoting the French with La Marseillaise and the Russians with U Vorot, Vorot (an old Russian folk song that means "At the Gate…
An exclamation of stunned disbelief at someone's boldness — usually followed by a specific example of what they did. "The audacity to ask me to pay for half of his parking ticket." Italicized delivery implied; shaking of the head required.
"The audacity to ask me to pay for half of his parking ticket."
“Look at my reflection. Don’t you want to say something about what you’ve done to my face? ...And you still have the audacity to laugh.”
"The audacity" is an exclamation expressing mock shock at someone's nerve. "She showed up two hours late, the audacity!" It is half-serious teasing, drawn from Black American slang and now used by everyone online. Not concerning, just dramatic reaction vocabulary. Often appears as the full phrase "the audacity of this man" or similar. If your kid uses it constantly, ask them where they first heard it, not to police their speech but to understand which online community they are in.
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My rooms just too muggy and warm to get comfy :/ I’m not even having a mental breakdown or anything I’m just not comfy enough? The audacity
“And like you can HEAR references specific to THEIR war; there's little leitmotif melodies denoting the French with La Marseillaise and the Russians with U Vorot, Vorot (an old Russian folk song that means "At the Gate, the Gate") And we still had the audacity to go "Me :)"”
“My rooms just too muggy and warm to get comfy :/ I’m not even having a mental breakdown or anything I’m just not comfy enough? The audacity”
“The US government: limping away on broken ponies, a busted chess board tucked under one arm, and the audacity to slap “CHECKMATE™” on it like they planned the whole thing.”
“The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream is the second book written by Barack Obama.”
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