hold my beer

1. (originally) The act of handing one's drink to another before attempting a dangerous stunt--that has never been before attempted; this often involves an element of stupidity. Person: OMG, that guy just performed a perfect back three-and-a-half somersault pike dive! Drunk: Pfft! That's nothing--hold my beer! Drunk 1: No one's ever tried riding from the roof on a sheet of metal. Drunk 2: Here. Hold my beer. 2. (online) a. Video clips of people performing dangerous feats that they often immediately regret. Anything classified as a fail is a possible "hold my beer" video clip. b. (Twitter) An indication that, although events were awful, even worse calamities are about to present themselves. 2016: I've done my damage. 2017: Here. Hold my beer.