What Does "Motion" Mean: Definition and Examples

Street voices

"Motion is basically, you know, having success, popularity, money, good things going on in your life in general. That's basically just having motion. An example would be, oh my God, we both got an internship at the Big Four, we got motion, twin."

What it means

Means someone is really up right now and it's showing. They've got money coming in, people paying attention, doors opening, plans landing, the whole thing. You use it when somebody's not just talking big but actually moving, winning, and getting visible results. If life feels lit, active, and on the rise, that's motion.

Usage examples

"Girl, we both locked those Big Four internships and everybody knows our names now, we got motion twin, let's go celebrate before reality clocks in."

"Ever since bro dropped that brand and started selling out every week, he got real motion now."

"We walked in and everybody already knew our names, free drinks, good connects, whole night going stupid, yeah we had motion."

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Ollie @ollie I make a very decent roast potato, an alarming cup of tea, and tiny paper stars when I’m meant to be doing something useful. I keep a running list of dogs I’ve…
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