What does this mean!?

A water is different from water. A water is a lightly flavored mostly clear beverage whereas water is just what you call it out of the tap. Sometimes clear sodas are also called water.

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Separate-Mud740@reddit

My family say's this and it just means making a cup of water or putting ice in ur water

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I've seen a trend lately of people "making their water for the day". I think it's just kind of a trendy aesthetic thing to do where they'll get a pretty cup filled with ice and make a "cute" little water by just adding flavor to it. It's kind of silly, in my opinion, but I guess whatever gets you to drink water LOL

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pfta4@reddit

Nobody in america uses that term as far as I've heard.

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Wii_wii_baget@reddit

They mean they are making a glass of water with something in it like lemon or mint or whatever so that’s what that can mean. They could just be putting things in a glass or putting water with ice in a glass. What I eat in a day is each meal or food they ate that day. If it’s one food then it’s just what they ate at this place today.

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MediterraneanVeggie@reddit

They might be adding some flavored mix-in. That is my only guess.

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yeswayvouvray@reddit

Yeah, sounds like something out of WaterTok.

Basically some people like to add flavors to their water, or make their own sparkling water with a soda stream machine. But it’s not a widely popular thing.

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CinemaSideBySides@reddit

WaterTok

Please tell me you're making things up now. Because my only other understanding of this is that there is a legitimate audience out there for short videos of people mixing their Crystal Lite

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shelwood46@reddit

Sadly there is.

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UnfairHoneydew6690@reddit

I know it was a health fad a few years ago to add fresh fruit / vegetables to water for flavor too.

I still occasionally do it in the summer if I’m hanging around the pool all day.

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shelwood46@reddit

I jokingly call running tap water through my Brita pitcher filter "making water" but only because it's a euphemism for something else. I think the TikTok usage is unique to that, I have never ever heard that in real life about preparing a drink.

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OrdinarySubstance491@reddit

I've never heard that before.

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webbess1@reddit

To make water is to urinate.

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paulrudds@reddit

As an American I have no idea what this means lol

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Bluemonogi@reddit

I haven’t heard a real live person in America ever say that.

I think I saw it in a book but they meant urinating and I am not sure that is what the youtube people are talking about.

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omnipresent_sailfish@reddit

I have never heard the saying "make a water"

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Dense-Result509@reddit

It's people adding lots of zero calorie flavor powders/concoctions to their water. I read an article a while back explaining the phenomenon that attributed it to the fact that a bunch of the people who started the trend had undergone bariatric surgery, which can apparently make it really hard for people to drink regular water? So the weird water concoctions were their way to stay hydrated under challenging/unusual circumstances.

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SmilinBob82@reddit

This is the answer, I used to see this kind of stuff from time to time on TikTok

But as others have said "make water" is also an old term for urinating. Though I don't think anyone under 70 uses it anymore.

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BingBongDingDong222@reddit

Although we have lots of people who are over 70 here in the 954

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Sufficient_Cod1948@reddit

Wouldn't adding stuff to water make it not water anymore?

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Dense-Result509@reddit

Yeah, but nonetheless, that's what the phrase "make a water" means

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Sufficient_Cod1948@reddit

I'm going on the record as saying I think that's dumb.

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rckblykitn14@reddit

As someone who drinks flavored water, I agree. I've never said I'm "making water" if anything I'd just say I was refilling it.

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Dense-Result509@reddit

When the Merriam Webster people take over the world, you will be spared

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huazzy@reddit

And I challenge OP to provide a link to an example where this is the case. So please provide us a link u/throwaway_____erty !

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terryaugiesaws@reddit

I see this on instagram all the time. It's people putting all sorts of sugar additives to their water. It's literal rage/engagement bait.

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StarSpangleBRangel@reddit

Great! Then it shouldn’t be hard to provide an example.

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terryaugiesaws@reddit

It's not.

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huazzy@reddit

Ok then give us a link

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terryaugiesaws@reddit

Where in Jersey are you from?

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terrovek3@reddit

I've seen a couple examples of this online, usually very overweight people mixing Mio and such into a water tumbler. afaik it's exclusive vernacular to these people.

No one says this in real life.

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EggsOnThe45@reddit

I had a dumb/funny argument with a friend a while back on this. I frequently say “i’m gunna make a glass of water” even though I understand you can’t actually make water. It’s just a figure of speech

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Deep-Interest9947@reddit

Maybe they mean with like a soda stream or something. But I have also never heard this.

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Charloxaphian@reddit

ITT: a bunch of people forgetting that WaterTok exists.

Generally if someone says they're going to "make a water" in this context, it means they're doing it in kind of an aesthetic/influencer way, maybe by choosing a specific fancy cup, using specific fancy ice, and adding in specific fancy flavoring powders/syrups.

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CinemaSideBySides@reddit

And you're forgetting that not everyone uses TikTok

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Sufficient_Cod1948@reddit

How could I forget about a niche corner of an app I don't use?

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-Moose_Soup-@reddit

> ITT: a bunch of people forgetting that WaterTok exists.

Or they're just employed.

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OhThrowed@reddit

Forgetting that WaterTok exists.

What the fuck is WaterTok?

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CountChoculasGhost@reddit

Yeah. This is a TikTok (and adjacent social media platform) thing.

I don’t know if it is a “trend”, but there are a reasonable amount of people that decided water wasn’t good enough and started adding a bunch of flavors and mix-ins.

I assume that is what you’re referring to? People “making water” by adding fancy ice and flavorings and whatnot? It isn’t all that common, just a weird social media thing.

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mobyhead1@reddit

Cite?

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Yankee_chef_nen@reddit

That one video OP watched that of course we’re all familiar with.

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mobyhead1@reddit

🤦 How could I forget? That was a great video!

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Yankee_chef_nen@reddit

As an American I’ve never heard anyone say this. As others have mentioned “Making water” is a euphemism for urinating that has largely fallen out of usage. I only know about it because I’m older than the average Reddit user and I’ve read older books.

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UnicornPencils@reddit

These are niche internet culture things, and many Americans will have never even heard these phrases. I've never heard them used in real life, they're not part of actual daily conversation typically.

For people confused, the "making a water" thing was a trend of people adding a bunch of syrups or sugar-free flavors and stuff to a big Stanley cup or a similarly ridiculous-sized jar of water and making short form content out of their drink prep. These often do border on rage bait, and I'd say even most Americans think these are silly (if they've ever even seen one).

The "what I eat in a day" thing is content creators or influencers making a video out of showing what they ate that day. These can rage bait, but they often aren't. Content creators making content around food isn't seen as that weird these days, but it's not something the average person walks around doing or saying.

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DerthOFdata@reddit

I have never heard anyone say this ever.

Since you have heard "a lot" of Americans say this perhaps you should provide some videos for context.

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Gooble211@reddit

"Make a water" is something children being toilet-trained will say.

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stellalunawitchbaby@reddit

I’ve only seen this on watertok, when they’re adding hella flavors and whatever into water.

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machagogo@reddit

I have no idea what you are talking about. Maybe with a link to an example for context I can help you out.

But "making a water" is not an American thing, at least I have never heard this in my 50+ years.

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quirkney@reddit

This is mostly a video thing. People are showing off products to drive affiliate link clicks.

I do like flavored water and have an at home way to make fizzy water, but it’s not a thing most people fuss with afaik.

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Expensive_Drummer970@reddit

Do you mean those “make a water” as in those people that put syrups and flavor packets into water in their stanley cup

that’s just a micro trend and not everyone does that. in fact it’s a very polarizing trend.

many people dislike it. some like it but think it’s obviously not water.

whatever floats your boat. idc

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sandbagger45@reddit

One of many things Europeans see on the internet about Americans and I have no idea what they’re talking about.

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MrLongWalk@reddit

I’ve never heard this saying before

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ALoungerAtTheClubs@reddit

"Make water" is an old timey phrase for urinating, but not something I've ever heard anyone say in real life.

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NikkiBlissXO@reddit

It’s not really US based but it is content based.

What I eat in a day videos have been popular on YouTube and now TikTok for awhile now.
Last year or so people got really into “water tok” and they were “making water” with different flavoring packets and syrups.
They would use special ice molds and match their cup to the color of the drink.
It was all for aesthetics.

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Individual_Hunt_4710@reddit

engagement bait, the video gets more popular if they do something weird to increase the comment rate

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TurgidAF@reddit

As others have said, the phrase "make water" would be more likely a euphemism for urination than anything you'd want to drink, however it's possible that in the context of a longer sentence or idea those two words might show up.

Is it possible there is some additional information you're leaving out?

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NonchalantRubbish@reddit

Are they referring to having a soda stream that carbonates liquids for you. I can only see "making water" making sense there. You are making fizzy water from regular water by injecting CO2 into it.

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rawbface@reddit

Americans typically don't say make a water. I have never heard that before.

"Make water" is a euphemism for urinating though.

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Rhubarb_and_bouys@reddit

I have never heard it. I am guessing they are saying that they put water in a water jug for later? Probably an appropriate way to say it.

I made a sandwich, made a water (got out the jug, got some ice, put the cover on to take with me?). ,

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thijshelder@reddit

I have never heard that in my life.

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Avent@reddit

Sounds like Water TikTok nonsense where they add flavorings and stuff. It's not a typical real life American thing to do.

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melbarko@reddit

It's likely from tiktok/watertok. People (usually women) with big ol' Stanley cups, adding flavor syrups and fancy ice to their water.

More of an internet thing than an American thing.

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Big-Carpenter7921@reddit

The closest thing to "making water" I do is putting it in a bottle with a tiny pinch of salt and lemon/lime juice

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Unique_Mind2033@reddit

it's not something I would ever hear in person, my only guess is that it refers to people who fill up their Stanley cups and mix in some kind of electrolyte powder for the day or for a period of time to take with them.

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dagardenofeatin@reddit

I’m on tik tok so i’ve seen that. Idk how to say it nicely, but usually people who are saying that aren’t super health focused and struggle drinking water so they need to mix it with flavoring packets or flavor drops to make it taste like something sweet so they can drink it. I have never meet anyone in real life who does that, and don’t think it’s super common, but some people actually do and say that

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AdInevitable2695@reddit

I think you're thinking of "watertok", people who put sugar free drink powders and syrups in their water and still think it's water because it's a zero-calorie beverage.

We don't claim those people. The average American calls those drinks kool-aid.

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DOMSdeluise@reddit

I can only interpret this as you are watching watertok freaks who add a bunch of weird flavorings and dyes and stuff to their water. Otherwise no nobody says that.

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Judgy-Introvert@reddit

I’ve never heard anyone say that.

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Meowmeowmeow31@reddit

This might be an influencer-speak thing, especially if they’re mixing in fruit or other flavorings.

Normal people would say “pour a glass of water,” “get some water,” “have a drink of water,” etc.

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FlappyClap@reddit

In German, they’ll say make a photo instead of take a photo. Would that be rage inducing too or is English the only language you speak? If so, why are you representing all of Europe in your post?

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Joe_Sacco@reddit

This is a tiktok trend exclusively. I’ve never heard anyone say it in real life or on other social media.

It’s people mixing different flavorings & sweeteners into a big bottle of water.

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CPolland12@reddit

Never heard that phrase before

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peebutter@reddit

gonna sound chronically online here, but there was a moment in time like a year ago where some people on tiktok who would film themselves adding things like crystal light and other various powders, supplements, and syrups to their large glasses of water. they would still call it water and it caused a really big uproar, so i'm assuming that's what you're talking about OP. this is not common and was amplified by the internet and used as ragebait.

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shouldvewroteitdown@reddit

‘Make a water’ is mostly a content creation thing, it refers to people adding various flavor packets to water.

Do i think that counts as water? No. But it makes people mad enough to engage with the video

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lamoreequi@reddit

I’ve seen these on TikTok, definitely not a thing where I live but I’m assuming it’s just mixing different add ins like flavors and ice.

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rayybloodypurchase@reddit

There’s kind of a micro trend on TikTok of influencers who “make” water by adding calorie-free flavor syrups to water as a way to encourage them to drink more water without the added calories of a soda or juice. The influencers who do this a lot can get really elaborate with the flavor combos they use which is probably ultimately because they have affiliate links.

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