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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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You do you

What do people mean when they say 'You do you.' ?


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You might hear that as a colloquial way of saying "Mind your own business, and I will mind mine". " Hancock says something like it in the movie of the same name in the first prison scene. " That expresses someone's mock incredulity about something you claim to do.

  • You might hear that as a colloquial way of saying "Mind your own business, and I will mind mine".
  • " Hancock says something like it in the movie of the same name in the first prison scene.
  • " That expresses someone's mock incredulity about something you claim to do.
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You might hear that as a colloquial way of saying "Mind your own business, and I will mind mine". Sometimes it is "You do you, and I'll do me." Hancock says something like it in the movie of the same name in the first prison scene. It is not a common expression in standard English and would not be understood by very many people as "You do you."

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