Verb.
Rolling in the deep (american) : To be deeply involved or engaged in a certain activity, community or area. Typically in reference to illicit or morally questionable endeavors, but not always. Said individual or individuals are in a situation which they are in over their heads or in a serious and intense environment/setting.
Not to be confused with the song by Adele "Rolling in the deep" which references past relationship woes, the american slang of
rolling in the deep is a combination of many ideas.
1. "Roll up on: To arrive unannounced with the intention of delivering a beat down or to otherwise fuck someone up, esp. for retaliation of prior slight" (MacDraiocht 2012 ). Can also be used to as a way of saying to arrive at a certain destination, "Roll up to".
Ex: Ruben was being a little faggot in class yesterday so today we are going to roll up on him and teach him a lesson.
Ex: We rolled up to the super market.
2. "
In the deep end: i. Someone who is immersed in a particular belief system in the sense that they are "in over their head"
in the deep end" (sommnis 2014).
Ex: In this crime ridden town you will only find scumbags, parasites, criminals and savages. Welcome to the
deep end.
3. Deep: very intense or extreme (Wikipedia). accessed 2020
Ex: I supposed to take a test tomorrow and i haven't studied. I am in deep shit.