about that life

English[edit]

(slang) Having or desiring an ostentatious lifestyle, especially involving sex, drugs, and violence.
- 2014, M. T. Pope, Both Sides of the Fence 4: Bad Blood:
  I'm about that life, so it's no biggie to me. I've been in these streets before.
- 2015, Claire Contreras, Paper Hearts, page 333:
  "It's a new lounge. You guys will love it." "Mia may love it. Some of us aren't about that life," Estelle said. "Mia isn't about that life anymore^[sic] either," I said […]
- 2015 July 10, “Women to face trial over street brawl stabbings”, in Allentown Morning Call:
  One of the three woman, Maria Garcia, testified she was stabbed 13 times by Genesis Matos-Ramirez. Matos-Ramirez said during the attack, "I'm all about that life, I will kill you," Garcia testified
- 2016 February 25, “Delonte West videos show ex NBA star bellowing at kids and ...”, in Daily Mail:
  According to the fan who earlier uploaded photos of the run-in to Instagram, he gave a rambling answer when asked to confirm he was Delonte West, saying: 'I used to be, but I'm not about that life anymore.'
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see about,‎ that,‎ life.
- 2015, George T. Lindsey, Mesa Flats Resort Predators and Politics‎^[1], page 403:
  He was a cowboy at heart, like the rest of them, although he had never lived the life of a real cowboy or he might not be fantasizing about that life