I mean

Depending on its position in a sentence or cluster thereof, a clarifying statement, a conversational stall, or a slightly apologetic amplifier. Rarely used in formal written communication, but common as a conversational particle in early 21st-century American English.

1. "That movie sucks! I mean, the FX were okay but the story was shit!"

Here, "I mean" is used to introduce a following clause which modifies the prior one. This usually has the effect of altering a very strong and general statement to instead reflect a specific contention.

2. "What's your favorite movie?"
"Hmm... I mean... I like Mission Impossible, but I also love Die Hard."

Here "I mean" covers the speaker's thought process and indicates that conflicting ideas are being weighed in the speaker's mind. It indicates that an answer has not yet been formulated, but does not invite the other speaker to continue talking.

3. "Man, that song is really great!"

"I mean, if you hate music."

Here "I mean" is used to indicate that the speaker has briefly thought of a more polite way to indicate the statement but can only express it in a blunt or sarcastic fashion. "I mean" only starts a statement of this nature if it is in response to someone else's statement, though it can be used in both to agree and disagree with said statement.

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i fear

Meaning you fear the sentence you provided , good (or bad), you fear it. It either has happened or will happen.

“Slayyyter tanked, I fear”
“Ayesha Erotica is a legend, I fear”

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I was all

Expression commonly used in place of "...and I said", when re-enacting a past conversation in a current one. Usually followed with the response to said conversational dialogue in the form of "and (s)he was all".

"Well, I was all, omigawd, he is SO buff!" Candi explained to her friend, Maria. "And she was all, 'you're totally right about that. fa shizzle.'"

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i>

i> is a saluting person (a bit similar to :>, but clearer, as :> is mostly used as a smily). The i is the body of a stick figure with a head over it, the > is the arm.

Whenn someone does a good job for the team, you might say:
$YourNic: well done i>

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i-ready

i-ready is a piece of shit website made by a dumb fuck that your teachers make you do . prepare to suffer and wanna fucking kill yourself with this bullshit . but when u get older , you will realize that really this shit is useless.

robert - yo , why do you look so beat up ? you good ? ava- nah , i did i-ready yesterday and trust me , i hate it

and I oop

And I oop is a viral phrase from a video by drag queen Jasmine Masters. It has since become stereotyped as a catchphrase of VSCO girls. And I oop or I oop can be playfully used to express shock, surprise, or embarrassment.

A: Emma was caught by her parents smoking
B: And I oop

A: Iljana is not that smart
B: And I oop

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I try

A more sophisticated way of saying: "Yea, I'm the shit."

Girl: "Wow! You're a good dancer"
Boy: "Yea, I try"

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