don't be that guy
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[edit]Phrase
[edit]- (informal, colloquial, imperative) Used to caution someone against behavior seen as obnoxious, inconsiderate, or socially inappropriate.
- 1997, Scott Fowler, Charles Elliott Chandler, The Year of the Cat, page 144:
- "Maybe I'm the guy not to be. Maybe that's my value to this team ... Don't be that guy.
- 1998, Golden Empire Publications (publisher), Computer Gaming World - Volumes 162-164:
- This, I thought, is a sign. This is someone telling me something. Don't be that guy', Jeff. Stop now.
- 2001, Hearst Magazines (publisher), Popular Mechanics - Nov 2001, page 54:
- He was waving to the crowd and he plowed into another car in the pits. I just kept thinking, "Don't be that guy."
- 2016, Michael David Freel, Trans-Oriented - A Guide to Love and Relationships for Men who Love Transsexual Women, page 135:
- All too often, trolls (and even guys in general) think that dinner and drinks are the price of admission into a TGirl's pants. Don't be that guy. Be a gentleman.
- 2017, Cassie Leigh, You Have a Date, Don't F It Up:
- Don't be that guy, by the way.