English Explanatory Dictionary

choose violence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To disrespect or insult someone in a particularly audacious and unexpected manner.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see choose, violence.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-choose violence.wav

Word forms

choose violence chooses violence choosing violence chose violence chosen violence

Etymology

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).

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