before GTA 6

English

Etymology

Refers to Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6), an upcoming video game whose preliminary work began in 2014 and principal development started in 2018. The phrase was popularized in 2023 after sporadic usage since 2020, and the game's first trailer released on December 4, 2023, after which it remained in common usage. It indicates incredulity that an event is seemingly less strange than GTA 6 being released.

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Prepositional phrase

before GTA 6

  1. (Internet slang, humorous) Used to indicate surprise, incredulity, or bemusement that a long-anticipated event was preceded by something else.
    • 2019 October 9, @ollotropitroz, Twitter‎[1], archived from the original on 7 December 2024:
      Ps5 got announced before gta 6. Crazy
    • 2021 August 25, @lilgnar, Twitter‎[2], archived from the original on 7 December 2024:
      swear they got covid 22 now ???
      new covid dropped before gta 6
    • 2023 November 20, @kirawontmiss, Twitter‎[3], archived from the original on 7 December 2024:
      we really got to see a drunk dog before gta 6
    • 2024 October 3, @kenraizy_, Twitter‎[4], archived from the original on 7 December 2024:
      we got eminem being a grandpa before GTA 6

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