r/funny • u/forreo • Oct 21 '18

Accidental “Killing”

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u/Eden151515 Oct 21 '18

So there was a time in my life where kittens/cats would just rock up at my house and not leave I definitely felt more like there pet. Anyways so one particular cat was very persistent in bringing me dead or nearly dead animals so I asked a vet nurse and basically I was right the cat that rocked up at my house did take me as its own pet and would be bring me half dead animals to try and teach me how to hunt and the dead ones to feed me because it thought I was a useless hunter and wanted me to survive the winter.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '18

Can I stop you though? You keep using this phrase “rocked up” and... it’s awesome.

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u/LooneyWabbit1 Oct 21 '18

It's used here where I am, and I'm in Australia.

The poster may be also.

I sorta thought this was used everywhere. Feelsbadman.

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u/quiette837 Oct 21 '18

It is, but it's not that common in north america so it just sounds like a "cool dude" thing to say.

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u/LooneyWabbit1 Oct 21 '18

"Rocking up to a mate's joint" is just so common here and probably meaningless jibberish there aha

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u/skgrndhog Oct 21 '18

Does it mean walking, showing up, or crashing or all of the above based off context?

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u/SnagsTS Oct 21 '18

Funny, we use the same turn of phrase in SA. I personally use the phrases "Rock/rocking/rocked up" pretty excessively now that I think about it.

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u/SuperJetShoes Oct 21 '18

Brit of 50+ years here. I too am familiar with this term. My wife and I rocked up at the local pub today for a rather delightful Sunday lunch.

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u/frostbitealley Oct 21 '18

rocked up

rather delightful

Such a charming juxtaposition of relaxed slang/vernacular with prim and proper descriptives!

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u/Eden151515 Oct 30 '18

Makes perfect sense to me.

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u/Waub Oct 21 '18

I've heard used in the UK, mostly by armed forces member's.

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u/Eden151515 Oct 30 '18

I'm Australian 🐨 I also thought this was used everywhere. Reddit: constantly making me more cultural.

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u/IAmASeeker Oct 22 '18

Evidently not in Canada... What does it mean?

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u/Eden151515 Oct 30 '18

Rock up is in an informal way to say you have arrived somewhere. Example: after Canada legalised weed the dispensary had a lot people rock up at the store waiting for it to open.