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    [Noun]  | "ly*ing-in" | \ ˌlī-iŋ-ˈin \


    1: the state attending and consequent to childbirth : confinement


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun]  | "lying-in" 


    1: as in confinement, childbed;


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     [ "/ly" ]

    1: An online tone indicator/tone tag created mainly to help neurodivergent people, but also to avoid confusion in general. Stands for "lyrics", and can be used after you quote lyrics in a song so that people who don't realize you're quoting a song don't get confused and think you're talking normally and get concerned or confused. It's more useful than you'd think, especially with tweets, online statuses, bios, Instagram captions, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... Without the tone indicator: 


     [ "/ly" ]

    2: Also known as /l or /lyrics.

      * e.g.,  ... "Two trucks having sex." 

     [ "lying" ]

    1: An art that is very hard to master and dangerous to fail at.

      * e.g.,  ... lying is good for dealing with authority figures. For example: boss: Joe! Did you get that report finished? Joe: Yes, I'll have it on your desk by lunch. where Joe hasn't got the report finished. 

     [ "lying" ]

    1: making shit up

      * e.g.,  ... Mike: That Gonzo... he's always lying! 

     [ "Lys" ]

    1: The best person ever is named “Lys”. Always be a Lys.

      * e.g.,  ... “Yass Lys” “Captain Lys” First place goes to Lys” 

     [ "lying" ]

    1: what your girlfriend thinks your constantly doing.

      * e.g.,  ... GF:"where'd you go last night?"  

     [ "ly" ]

    1: means Love You when used in text or instant messaging.

      * e.g.,  ...  sara: ive got to go now 


     [ "ly" ]

    2: can be used in two ways:

      * e.g.,  ...  jess: ok, see you soon, ly 


     [ "ly" ]

    3:  to mean endearment between friends, generally female

      * e.g.,  ...  sara: bye 


     [ "ly" ]

    4:  to actually mean the words i love you, in a romantic sense

      * e.g.,  ...  aaron: i ly so much babes 

     [ "Lying For" ]

    1: I common phrase used in Ireland. It is basically the shortened version of "Why are you lying for? or "What are you lying for? It is usually used in a Rhetorical manner.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1:...Then I hooked up with both her and her sister on the same nite Guy 2: Lying For? 

     [ "lying" ]

    1: Something that nobody admits to doing, but something everybody does. Except me, of course.

      * e.g.,  ... Want to see somebody that mastered the art of lying? Just see our current president. 

     [ "Lying" ]

    1: The ability to use the least amount of information (from the given truth), bend it to your will, add some bullshit to it, and add a dash of charm/reality-distortion field, while slowly changing the topic

      * e.g.,  ... Mom: Did you clean your room 

     [ "Ly" ]

    1: Like you.

      * e.g.,  ... The sunset is beautiful ly 

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