1) Maintaining a steady job in an industry in which that person is not the "norm"
2) Performing in an area in which that person is essentially not accepted, but managing to perform the task at hand anyway (without missing a beat despite the hate).
3) Being present in a place which is deemed basically as hostile, so that others who look different (or are different) can also potentially gain access to that field (albeit always in limited numbers).
Jason: Hey Joe how is it going at that job you work at? Still holding it down for the rest of us?
Kwadwo: Still holding it down my brother.
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When you're having a conversation via text messaging and one person puts the other one on hold.
First text: "If you cared about me, you'd text me back."
Responding text: "Sorry. BRB."
"Yo! I was texting Chris and he put me on text hold!"
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When you need a shit, but don't go to the toilet straight away - instead you hold it in until when you do finally go to the toilet it comes out instantly with little to no effort.
Wiggy: 'I need the toilet, but so i dont want to have to spend long in the gross toilet incase people look over so ill be Holding it on a string for now'
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Is a cornflake and really bad rapper
Taylor Holding and his nasty lip sore!
Hold the fuck up or no bullshit
Hold the mayo I'm not about to play with you.
Wait a second, wait a minute, stop. To ask someone to stop talking so they can process it before continuing the conversation.
Lina: So I saw him putting on my lip balm and....
Grace: what?!! Hold the press!! He uses your lip balm???!!
Lina: yesh.. Turns out his lips was chapped!!
Grace: oh okay... I thought..
When you go out with friends but they leave you to the side.
Synonyms- shunned, cast aside
"Man, when Karen and Lisa came over to our table, Bobby ditched me and I was left holding the enchiladas."