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Dad Waiting for Lull at Christmas Dinner to Rant About Woke Mind Virus
(thehardtimes.net)
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this post was submitted on 25 Dec 2023
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I thought The Onion was finally good again, but some of this new stuff is really phoning it in.
Edit: not The Onion.
Sorry, I'm a little confused... Can you elaborate on what you mean by 'phoning it in'? I've never heard that before (but I'm guessing it's like 'phoning a friend' when you're stuck in a quiz or similar?)
It means giving a bare minimum of effort. Like when there's an important meeting at work and you attend on the phone so you don't have to get dressed or go anywhere. The term came about back when phones were low quality but still convenient, so phoning it in was easy, but frustrating to everyone else.