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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Just don't

What does it mean when you say to me "just don't"? I mean the slang meaning.
Could you explain it?
Thank you.

  

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Hi The saying probably dates back to the Nike slogan 'Just do it' (1988). Whereupon, people started karaoke singing, telling bad jokes, dancing in inappropriate ways, running five miles when they weren't up to it and generally doing things that embarrassed everyone else. The response was: 'Just don't'.

  • Hi The saying probably dates back to the Nike slogan 'Just do it' (1988).
  • Whereupon, people started karaoke singing, telling bad jokes, dancing in inappropriate ways, running five miles when they weren't up to it and generally doing things that embarrassed everyone else.
  • The response was: 'Just don't'.
  • It's a way of telling someone that, while you appreciate that they're trying to be adventurous, it would be better if they didn't Dave
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The saying probably dates back to the Nike slogan 'Just do it' (1988). Whereupon, people started karaoke singing, telling bad jokes, dancing in inappropriate ways, running five miles when they weren't up to it and generally doing things that embarrassed everyone else. The response was: 'Just don't'. It's a way of telling someone that, while you appreciate that they're trying to be ad

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