pick up stompies
English
editEtymology
editSee stompie (“cigarette butt”), suggesting something that is over and done with.
Verb
editpick up stompies (third-person singular simple present picks up stompies, present participle picking up stompies, simple past and past participle picked up stompies)
- (South Africa) To join a conversation at the tail end, without knowing much about its content.