emergency meeting
/ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi ˈmiːtɪŋ/
CommonAn urgent, unscheduled gathering or conversation to address something that cannot wait.
Usually signals drama, a big reveal, or something genuinely urgent. Can be joking or sincere depending on context.
Real-world examples4 examples
| # | Example | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | emergency meeting. she posted a pic with someone new. | The group chat needs to convene immediately to process this information. | x, 2021 |
| 02 | I'm calling an emergency meeting about what just happened at lunch | Something happened that requires an immediate group conversation. | tiktok, 2021 |
| 03 | my brain calls an emergency meeting every time he texts back fast | Immediately overthinking the meaning of a quick reply. | instagram, 2022 |
| 04 | nobody called an emergency meeting so we just voted out the wrong person | The group failed to communicate in time and made a bad decision. | reddit, 2020 |
Use it when
- You need to address something urgent with your friend group.
- Calling a group together to discuss something surprising or alarming.
- Joking that a situation requires an immediate group conversation.
Do not use it when
- You mean a standard scheduled meeting at work.
Origin and context
Directly from Among Us, where players can press a button to call an emergency meeting and pause the game to discuss suspicious behavior. The phrase moved into everyday internet language to mean any urgent group check-in.
- First seen
- 2020
- Confidence
- high
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