Three glass jars of different heights filled with small pale and orange pieces, each wrapped with a measuring strip on a blue surface.

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Peter Venkman

Suck in the guts guys, we’re the Ghostbusters.

— Ghostbusters II  ·  1989

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker tells the group to pull their stomachs in, then invokes their shared identity as Ghostbusters. The bodily instruction punctures the grander declaration. Its humour combines group confidence with a small concern about appearance, making a proud announcement sound comically practical.

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