buy it
(slang, idiomatic) To believe any particular assertion or idea; to support it.
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Born ~1820 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
So am I. If I want sex I have to buy it.
I should make an AI bot (actually a chatbot like we had during the days if AIM) that does nothing but insult you if you ask it questions. And then watch as some dweeb wants to buy it for billions of dollars
On Monday evening, Valve's Steam Controller was launched. Those who wanted to buy it needed luck and patience – the servers couldn't handle the rush.
I now refuse to buy it for him....he just sits & watches kGBNews for his right wing news fix......
Remember, if you run to eBay to buy it, you're the problem
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(slang, idiomatic) To believe any particular assertion or idea; to support it.
He claims that he'll pay me back, but I don't buy it.
“So am I. If I want sex I have to buy it.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I should make an AI bot (actually a chatbot like we had during the days if AIM) that does nothing but insult you if you ask it questions. And then watch as some dweeb wants to buy it for billions of dollars”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Remember, if you run to eBay to buy it, you're the problem”
— Bluesky· May 2026“eBay is like : ur the only one who has saved this PLEASE buy it please . and im like dude im trying to. I get a shift every sometimes. I’m surviving on hopes and dreams. week one: Mini lyse. week two: ice soup”
— Bluesky· May 2026“do i need a massive, 30x40 poster of agni that i barely have space for, and will cost me about $100 by the time i get a frame? no. will i probably buy it anyway? yes.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(slang, euphemism) To die.
“On Monday evening, Valve's Steam Controller was launched. Those who wanted to buy it needed luck and patience – the servers couldn't handle the rush.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I now refuse to buy it for him....he just sits & watches kGBNews for his right wing news fix......”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Don't worry, the scalpers bought everything in 3 minutes now you can just buy it for 3x the price”
— Bluesky· May 2026“📢 The driver said he grabbed her wrist as she'd stolen something, but a judge didn't buy it.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“When you buy a house, do you own the house or the land or both? The question is geared mostly towards those who live in the suburbs and those super massive mansions. You've found your dream house and you buy it. What does that purchase mean? Do you just own the structure on the land or do you own the land beneath the structure or do you own both the land and the structure upon that land?”
— r/AskAnAmerican· Apr 2026
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