" on about "

 [ "be about it" ]

1: An ethnocentric phrase of African American origin meaning:

  * e.g.,  ... Examples: 

 [ "be about it" ]

2: ) Taking a specific endeavor seriously and putting forth an honest and prudent effort.

  * e.g.,  ... ) Our mid-terms are coming up soon, so you better be about it and study hard to pass. 

 [ "be about it" ]

3: ) A call for a common mindset and elevated standard of professionalism, honor and dedication to a cause or action.

  * e.g.,  ... ) As a member of the National Association of Black Journalist, we are expected to be about it. 

 [ "be about it" ]

4: ) Exhibiting extreme courage and bravery in times of stress or overwhelming odds.

  * e.g.,  ... ) Eventhough there have been threats of violence against our peace rally, be about it when we march. 

 [ "about that" ]

1:  When someone has asked you to do something for them, in which you agreed to do it, but then you forget to.

  * e.g.,  ...  Hey Miller what happened to you last night i thought you were going to come over and smoke one?  

 [ "about that" ]

2:  When you borrow something then lose or break it and dont tell the borrower, then they ask about it.

  * e.g.,  ... "About that....." 

 [ "about that" ]

3:  When you owe someone then you don't have their money.

  * e.g.,  ...  Hey fatboy wheres that T-rock cd I let you borrow did you copy it yet? 

 [ "About it" ]

1: In support of.

  * e.g.,  ... I'm all about it! 

 [ "...about that" ]

1: when someone says an unfunny joke which is then followed by silence. so to break the silence you say "about that".

  * e.g.,  ... Bill: Yeah, so then i said "you're about as funny as my mother!" (laughs hysterically) SILENCE Craig: ...about that 

 [ "about" ]

1: Used in slang especially in Britain, in place of "No Way" or "Bullshit"

  * e.g.,  ... Geoffrey: Hey mike i heard you fucked tony? 

 [ "about" ]

2: The way it works is that it negates the following sentence, much in the way the above examples would. used in street slang and grime music

  * e.g.,  ... Mike: about i ragged tony, i'm not gay blud 

 [ "If there is about" ]

1: To mention about something else that is on top

  * e.g.,  ... ...but if there is about this situation, I think we should take an action. 

 [ "about" ]

1: Usually used in a Derogatory nature what ever word follows now means the opposite of what it meant before. Can also be pronounced “bout”

  * e.g.,  ... Your “about smart” = You’re an idiot 

 [ "not about that" ]

1: A phrase used by North Carolinians describing something they don't like or don't want to do. Synonym for no.

  * e.g.,  ... Im not about Duke. I like Carolina. OR Sarah: Do you wanna go to Bojangles? 

 [ "be about it" ]

1: can either be a verb (to be about it) or a command (be about it). means that the person is not scared and is ready to do the act, whatever it is

  * e.g.,  ... v.- i'm trying to be about a gram of yayo tonight. i havent had that shit in a minute 

 [ "about" ]

1: All around; on every side

  * e.g.,  ... " walked all about your mother's house before entering." 

 [ "about" ]

2: The construction not about to is often used to express determination: We are not about to negotiate with terrorists. A majority of the Usage Panel considers this usage acceptable in speech but not in formal writing. ·About is traditionally used to refer to the relation between a narrative and its subject: a book about Cézanne; a movie about the Boston Massacre. This use has lately been extended to refer to the relation between various nonlinguistic entities and the things they make manifest, as in The party was mostly about showing off their new offices or His designs are about the use of rough-textured materials. This practice probably originates with the expression That's what it's all about, but it remains controversial. Fifty-nine percent of the Usage Panel rejected this use in the example A designer teapot isn't about making tea; it is about letting people know that you have a hundred dollars to spend on a teapot.