The world's least qualified life coach. (allegedly)
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APPLIES/ klɒkt /
VERB · PAST TENSE OF NOTICING
Means noticed, recognised or figured something out, often something a person was trying to hide. If someone “clocked” you, they saw what you were really doing.
ZACK’S TRANSLATION
The moment someone sees through you. Usually your mum. Always in under three seconds.
“She clocked that I hadn’t read the book in one question.”
It was the first question. It was “what’s it called?”
“Teacher clocked the AI essay immediately.”
It said “as a large language model”. You didn’t read it either.
“I clocked him looking at his phone during my story.”
He was looking for an exit. Your story was eleven minutes long.
| WHAT THEY SAY | “You got clocked.” |
|---|---|
| WHAT THEY MEAN | “Someone noticed what you were doing.” |
| GROWN-UP VERSION | “They saw through it.” |
HOW CLOCKED ARE YOU? (TODAY’S AVERAGE READER, MADE UP)
FIND OUT PROPERLY
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