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What they say where you're from and isn't in the Slangtionary yet

You are adding to Trying to teach the nan to floss. What is already there stays, we only add yours.

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Say it out loud, 3 to 60 seconds. Reading it is not the same as hearing it.

Explain in a street-style audio what it means and give an example of how it is used. That is all we need.

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Where is it said? Where the expression is used, which need not be only your own patch.

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Real-life examples
  • I spent Boxing Day trying to teach the nan to floss. She thought I was on about her teeth.
  • Getting this spreadsheet to work is like trying to teach the nan to floss — a noble effort, but we all know it's going on YouTube.
  • Don't even bother explaining TikTok to him, it's trying to teach the nan to floss levels of pointless.
  • Me grandad trying to use the remote control is a whole episode of trying to teach the nan to floss, bless him.
  • Explaining crypto to my mam is the definition of trying to teach the nan to floss, innit.
The way it is really said, not the way a dictionary would say it.

What happens next

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    We check it We make sure people really say it and that it isn't already here under another spelling.
  2. 2
    It goes live with your name It enters the dictionary and your Magikito profile, setines included.
  3. 3
    And we polish it We add its tone, where it comes from when that's known, and its sibling expressions.

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