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When someone receives one or more text messages from another person but doesn’t respond, they’re leaving the sender on read. As in, the sender can see that their texts were read, but there’s no reply.
(Pronounced as “on red.”)
“Jason texted me five times last night but I left him on read.”
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a. To formally introduce or indoctrinate an individual to a sensitive program.
b. To inform another individual of a personal secret.
noun
a. The occasion of reading someone into something.
a. John was recently read into that classified Army program.
b. I didn't know John was gay until he read me in.
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To tell someone about themself, mostly used by gay black men.
"That was a read honey!"
"Don't do it honet, I will read your ass"
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An internet term, often in parenthesis following the beginning of a text or title, which sums up a large group of text in one or a couple of adjectives, often to remind other readers on the situation of the topic.
The Gulf Oil Spill (read: very bad)
My first date (read: disaster)
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When someone is trying to convey a point and it makes sense to you. You do not always have to agree with them, but saying it usually implies you do.
"I think we should go to the pizza place down the street. The waiters are nice and they have a deal tonight."
"Oh that reads, let's go."
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In gay slang, means to publicly "call out" or insult someone on their actual flaws (flaws that would normally be taboo to bring up in polite conversation). Equivalent to the term "roast/roasting someone".
Originated in gay black culture, made popular and used by drag queens and gay male bar/club culture. The term "reading" stems from the idea that these called-out flaws are so apparent, they can be perceived/"read" off the person in question as easily as reading a piece of text off a book.
A perfect example of the internal division and active-attempts-break-one-another-down that exists within the already disenfranchised gay male/LBGT community.
#1: "Read" as noun
Person 1: You know going out and drinking every night is so horrible for your body...
Person 2: This is coming from someone who smokes cigarettes daily and eats microwaveable ramen noodles?
Bystander: Ooh, that was a read!
#2: "Read"/"Reading" as a verb
Person 1: Ugh, I can't believe how much weight I've gained lately!
Person 2: Maybe you should stop eating boxed macaroni n' cheese for every meal and get some exercise.
Person 1: Damn! Why you always got to read me?
Person 2: Sorry reading you is just too easy.
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n. a taunt or mockery. A phrase or word used to mock someone in a humorous way.
When she said that you should have taken the receipt with your haircut, that was a read.
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