Picking up stompies
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South Africa
Added August 02, 2025
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An idiom meaning to join a conversation halfway and get the wrong idea – like someone coming in at the end and only picking up "cigarette butts" (stompies). It implies you don't have the full context but try to comment anyway.
""Sorry, I was picking up stompies. Are you guys talking about a new project?" Tina asked after she chimed in without knowing the whole story."
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