Date tu puesto en esta vida! This is a Spanish expression that my grandmother used to say. The loose translation is “claim your place in this life!” But it's the message, the meaning of these words that matters. Old-school Hip-Hop culture coined the term TURFing , which was an acronym for Taking Up Room on the Floor . You’ll likely also recognize Work it, own it! and more recently Do You, boo! All of these are expressions from different cultures, languages and generations,