Real life

: This article is about the phrase. For other uses, see Real Life.

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The phrase real life is generally used to mean life outside of an environment that is generally seen as contrived or fantastical, such as a movie or MMORPG. It is also sometimes used synonymously with real world to mean one's existence after he or she is done with schooling and is no longer supported by parents.

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Life - Contrived - Fantastical - Movie - MMORPG - Real world - School

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The phrase is most often used to refer to events that the speaker believes more important than those in which the addressed has indulged. However, many speakers use the phrase "real life" in an ironic sense as a better alternative for their own activities, which may be objectively valued as important.

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This phrase may relate to the American saying "Get a Life", allegedly popularised by William Shatner on the television show Saturday Night Live in 1987 in a comedy sketch where he played himself interacting with a group of Star Trek fans. The phrase in the show implied that none of the fans had a "real life", and that they needed to move out of their parents' basement, get a job, a girlfriend, and buy a house with a mortgage.

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Get a Life - William Shatner - Television show - Saturday Night Live - ''Star Trek'' fans - Job - Girlfriend - Mortgage

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