Be about
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- This implied that Halfrek and Cecily were the same person, though another episode has Halfrek refer to the Crimean War (when Cecily would be about five).
Source: Word of Saint Paul -
Sarcasm Mode is meant to be about signals that indicate sarcasm (e.g., "sarcasm mode on"/"sarcasm mode off"), but it's used to refer to any sarcasm.
Source: Square Peg, Round Trope -
Stylistic Suck is officially meant to be about how a Show Within a Show will be intentionally poorly made compared to the show it's contained within, but it's often used to refer to scenes that are meant to be happening in the main story, that are just done in an intentionally sloppy manner.
Source: Square Peg, Round Trope
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Refer and Be about. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/be_about/refer
Be about & Refer. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/be_about/refer>.
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