It's Not That Deep

Definition:

A tongue-in-cheek reaction along the lines of “stop being dramatic, you’re overthinking this, don't take it so seriously, it's not that important.”

Context:

The exact origins are unknown, but the first record on Urban Dictionary dates back to 2014, with it entering the mainstream around 2020.

Context & tone are important here: it could be positive / neutral, saying “just relax, don’t overthink it,” OR it can be used to insult someone who thinks they’re being deep when they’re just talking nonsense.

Sometimes in order to preemptively counter anyone that would dare attempt to say “its not that deep,” the phrase is ironically turned around and used to highlight something (for example, a song) that in fact “is that deep.”

Note: Use with tact; if used too flippantly, it could cause someone to feel invalidated or misunderstood for something that is actually a serious situation or genuinely important to them.

Example:

^{(for legal
reasons, all names & events in the following scenario have been made
up)}

Gab: “Dude, the song Careless Whisper speaks to me on so many levels: intellectually, spiritually, mathematically… ”

Ayeden: “-wait- ”

Gab: “…grammatically, politically, digitally… ”

Ayden: “Yeahhh now you’re just saying words – respectfully, it’s just a song bro, it’s not that deep ”

Gab: “…medically, ecologically… ”