be a thing

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See also: beathing

English

be a thing (third-person singular simple present is a thing, present participle being a thing, simple past was a thing, past participle been a thing)

(stative, colloquial) to exist, or to be available, widespread, possible, or a common practice
- 2014, Scott Haworth, Writing Journal: A Year in the Life of a Self-Published Author, page 36:
  So dinosaur porn is a thing now. I first learned about it on Kindleboards from a bunch of erotica writers who were very upset about the success of Christie Sims and Alara Branwen.