sending me

Meaning

This phrase is used to describe something that is extremely funny, ridiculous, or dramatic to the point where you cannot handle it. It is short for 'sending me into hysterics' or 'sending me to the grave' from laughing so hard. It is widely used on social media platforms like TikTok, X (Twitter), and Instagram.

Examples

• The way he looked at the camera is absolutely sending me.

  The way he looked at the camera is absolutely sending me.

• This meme is sending me, I can't stop laughing.

  This meme is sending me, I can't stop laughing.

• Her dramatic reaction to the minor inconvenience is honestly sending me.

  Her dramatic reaction to the minor inconvenience is honestly sending me.

• Stop, that video is sending me!

  Stop, that video is sending me!

• The dog's guilty face is sending me to another dimension.

  The dog's guilty face is sending me to another dimension.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ That joke sent me to laugh.

  ✓ That joke is sending me.

  'Sending me' is used as a standalone phrase or with hyperbolic destinations like 'to the grave'. Adding 'to laugh' is grammatically incorrect and redundant.

• ✗ He sent me yesterday with his joke.

  ✓ He was sending me yesterday with his jokes.

  While past tense 'sent me' is sometimes used, 'sending me' is much more common in the continuous form to describe ongoing amusement, and it shouldn't be used as a simple transitive verb without context.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The expression on his face in this photo is literally ___.

  💡 Means making me laugh uncontrollably

  Show answer

  sending me

• Stop showing me these TikToks, they are ___.

  💡 Two words, means highly amusing

  Show answer

  sending me