Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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verb
To take direct action, in the context that the threats of such action are empty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, derogatory
Topics: government, politics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From an X (formerly Twitter) post by @LinkofSunshine in November 2023 (see first quotation). Popularized as an Internet meme in 2024. Usage increased with the Democratic Party's presidential campaign and their subsequent loss in 2024.
