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in one's feelings

in one's feelings prepositional phrase: overreacting or having a strong emotional reaction; worked up.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (US, African-American Vernacular) Overreacting or having a strong emotional reaction; worked up.
    • “Nigga please, yes you were. You love me. Been following me around, cashing out for months. Don't get in your feelings and start lying now.”
      “I ain't in my feelings, and that money I spent wasn't shit. Best believe it ain't have nothing to do with loving your ass.”2018, A'zayler, She Took My Heart and Went Crazy, volume 1
    • I know now you're thinking Joseph was entirely too old to be marrying her anyway. Do you see how you just got into your feelings finding out that Joseph was potentially in his 90's?2021, Dr. Lawrence V. Bolar, I’m Not Mad I’m Just in My Feelings: Study Guide

Questions about in one's feelings

What does in one's feelings mean?
In one's feelings means overreacting or having a strong emotional reaction; worked up.
What part of speech is in one's feelings?
In one's feelings is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in one's feelings in the dictionary

  1. in one's born days
  2. in one's corner
  3. in one's cups
  4. in one's dreams
  5. in one's element
  6. in one's feelings
  7. in one's fingers
  8. in one's head
  9. in one's hip pocket
  10. in one's infinite wisdom
  11. in one's life

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