priorities

nouninterjectionattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ɪ.tiz//
United Kingdom//pɹaɪˈɒɹ.(ə.)tiz//
United States//pɹaɪˈɔɹ.(ə.)tiz//
United States/[pɹaɪˈɔɹ.(ə.)ɾiz]/
//pɹaɪˈɑɹ.(ə.)tiz//
/[pɹaɪˈɑɹ.(ə.)ɾiz]/

An expression, chiefly unfriendly, remarking disagreement with someone else's order of priorities; that someone takes the wrong action compared to something else, or in the wrong order. Get your priorities straight.

noun

1
Also a form of priorityplural of priority

interjection

1
informalAn expression, chiefly unfriendly, remarking disagreement with someone else's order of priorities; that someone takes the wrong action compared to something else, or in the wrong order. Get your priorities straight.
The house was on fire, but Alex still insisted to complete that game before evacuating. Priorities.
So you decided to buy a fancy teacup instead of paying rent? Well, I mean... priorities.

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