Phrase guide
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verb
To disrespect or insult someone in a particularly audacious and unexpected manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, humorous, idiomatic
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verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see choose, violence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
According to Know Your Meme, first used in the idiomatic sense in a tweet posted June 21, 2019 by @mtheadnothought: "azealia banks wakes up every morning and chooses violence tbh the dedication is outstanding", itself inspired by line of dialogue in the 2016 Game of Thrones episode "No One" (see I choose violence).
