reach out
This has become the new
cliché for yuppie types or any
pseudo-intellectual types or just idiots that think it sounds special. It is simply just another way of saying: contact, call, speak to, notify, etc. It really sounds faggy and flags the speaker as being self conscious about how they sound to their peers. You also have to wonder who they think they're
impressing when they speak like they have an Emily Post book on etiquette shoved up their ass.
reach out
by Dave M TX on Jul 02, 2008 21:29:31
An unfortunately creepy term that is means "to contact" or similar. Brings
to mind grasping and
undesirable contact from strangers.
Example:
1)
Charles, please reach out to Jane and provide her the information she requires. 2) My (political)
campaign will reach out to every
voter.
reach out
by Renee-Lisa on Aug 12, 2009 16:58:00
Example:
Dood, this present was totally reach out.
Think of how reach out
it'd be to sleep
w/a freshie!!?
reach out
by wclay1 on Aug 29, 2010 05:00:47
Example:
People who post on Urban Dictionary and swear or
trash-talk simultaneously reach out to the audience while distancing themselves from a perceived threat, supplanting their fear with anger in a somewhat conflicted
cyclic redundancy.
reach out
by JuicyPineapple on Feb 20, 2015 11:12:28
Reach out
by Whatever4947484646486 on Apr 18, 2012 02:16:54
A sort of sweet-talking,
cliche term used by
temp agencies and other employers to give you the impression they have some particular
vested emotional interest in helping you, when really they are just screwing you over.
Example:
Temp Agency
Recruiter: "I just wanted to
reach out to you and invite you to take time out of your day to come down here for an interview."
Recruitee: "Is this because you think you may have a job available I'm qualified for?"
Recruiter thinks in response: "No, in fact the chances that I will place you are less than 5%, but I benefit personally from having as many qualified people in my database as possible and so therefore I thought I'd reach-out to you and waste your time."
Reach Out
by RachelP_UK on Jul 13, 2008 07:32:15
To contact a person (usually a friend you've not seen for some time, or an
acquaintance that you don't see often), where there would be no other reason for such contact, for the specific purpose of obtaining a
favour, or
extending them a favour upon you hearing that they were in need.
Example:
You are a police officer, and you hear that a friend of yours has been arrested by a department that you used to work within for something that you feel is unlikely they did. You may decide to 'reach out' to someone that still works there, but whom you've not seen in many years, to see if there is any
way you can help
sort out the mess.
thanks for reaching out
by AYYFRON on Jan 27, 2011 18:22:12
Example:
Hi John, thanks for reaching out. I'm quite busy right now on many important projects. Why don't you
reach out to me again
at this time next year and see if I have a couple of free minutes then. Or,
better yet, how about never? Does never work for you?
reach out to myself
by DetroitDoug on Jun 14, 2020 23:57:58
Example:
I couldn’t find
a date so
I guess I’m gonna just reach out to myself tonight.
reach out and sue someone
by Dr Bunnygirl on Jun 15, 2021 23:58:58
The legal professionals’
mantra that is a clever twist on the old advertising slogan coined by
AT&T in
1979.
Example:
California is the
poster state for “reach out and sue someone” since it has more
lawyers per capita than any other state.