A partly knitted green scarf hangs from needles beside a short red ribbon barrier against pale lime.

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Lindsey

Hippy, do me a favor and stay off my side.

— The Abyss  ·  1989

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

A curt request phrased as a favour: the speaker wants the person they call 'Hippy' to keep away from their space. The politeness sounds thin, signalling irritation and a firm boundary, and the nickname adds a note of dismissive mockery.

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