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stand on business

stand on business verb: to put oneself first and take care of one's own needs before worrying about others.

Verb

stand on business (third-person singular simple present stands on business, present participle standing on business, simple past and past participle stood on business)

  1. (Internet, chiefly TikTok) To put oneself first and take care of one's own needs before worrying about others.
    • Seek so much as a kernel of advice on the internet in 2024 about conflicts in a relationship, a situationship or even an affair, and you may find yourself inundated with recommendations to "stand on business." A Hinge match asks to reschedule your first date with 30 minutes' notice? Stand on...2024 January 18, Gina Cherelus, “TikTok Is 'Standing on Business.' What Does That Mean?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original...

Forms of stand on business

third-person singular presentstands on business
present participlestanding on business
past participlestood on business
paststood on business

Origin of stand on business

Originally from AAVE. Popularized in mid-2023.

Questions about stand on business

What does stand on business mean?
Stand on business means to put oneself first and take care of one's own needs before worrying about others.
What part of speech is stand on business?
Stand on business is a verb.
What is the past tense of stand on business?
The past tense of stand on business is stood on business.

Words near stand on business in the dictionary

  1. stand in the way
  2. stand ins
  3. stand of arms
  4. stand off
  5. stand on
  6. stand on business
  7. stand on ceremony
  8. stand on end
  9. stand on its own
  10. stand on one's dignity
  11. stand on one's head

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