to take a left

VERB: 1. to veer completely off-course 2. to act in a way contrary to how one would normally behave 3. to be incorrect

Other variations include: "take an L" and "go left"

ETYMOLOGY: Hip hop slang

My money loving friend Karen totally took a left when she dumped her Ivy league boyfriend and married the Pizza Hut delivery guy.

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take a left

to leave where you are at the moment to go somewhere else, i.e. to leave

jane and sue are at a boring party and jane wants to go so jane says to sue, "I think its time to take a left".
Translation:let's leave

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Taking the top left

The act of becoming the person on the top left of your facebook 'Who's Online' display, hence the person you speak to most on the social network site.

'Me and Miranda have been talking on fb for weeks, I think she's taking the top left!'