Etymology Journal · G
Get a life
Meaning
- A rude suggestion that the person is spending too much time on trivial things or meddling in someone else's business. It suggests they have nothing better to do.
Sassy, dismissive
Used in a sentence
- Why are you watching my every move? Get a life.
- He spends all his time complaining about strangers online, he needs to get a life.
- Get a life and find a hobby that does not involve bothering me.
The backstory
Entered popular culture in the 1980s as a way to mock people obsessed with fandoms or menial hobbies. It is a quintessential insult for the bored and busy-bodied.
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