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put the fries in the bag

put the fries in the bag interjection: used to express that one does not wish to engage with someone and considers them to be inferior (implying that they are a fast food worker).

Interjection

(Internet slang)

  1. (Internet) Used to express that one does not wish to engage with someone and considers them to be inferior (implying that they are a fast food worker).
    • nobody cares. just put the fries in the bag.2022 September 7, @brose750, Twitter, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2024
    • Sir, can you please just put the fries in my bag?2022 November 1, @0nyx_Six, Twitter, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2024
  2. (Internet) Used to tell someone to get a job or get a "real job"; often told to influencers.

Examples of put the fries in the bag in a sentence

  • No, just put the fries in the bag already, and a side of ketchup.2022 December 3, @CryptoEarlOG, Twitter, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2024:
  • Man, just put the fries in the bag already2024 July 30, @POOHEAD189, Twitter, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2024:

Origin of put the fries in the bag

Popularized on TikTok around late 2023 and 2024.

Questions about put the fries in the bag

What does put the fries in the bag mean?
Put the fries in the bag means used to express that one does not wish to engage with someone and considers them to be inferior (implying that they are a fast food worker).
How do you use put the fries in the bag in a sentence?
No, just put the fries in the bag already, and a side of ketchup.
What part of speech is put the fries in the bag?
Put the fries in the bag is an interjection.

Words near put the fries in the bag in the dictionary

  1. put the cork back in the bottle
  2. put the dead wood on
  3. put the fear of God into
  4. put the feedbag on
  5. put the finger on
  6. put the fries in the bag
  7. put the frighteners on someone
  8. put the genie back in the bottle
  9. put the hammer down
  10. put the heart across one
  11. put the heat on

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