pick up stompies
To join in or interrupt midway through a conversation, generally resulting in a misunderstanding of what's being discussed. Primarily heard in South Africa. John, you're just picking up stompies—we were discussing why this tax is a bad thing, not a good one!
pick up stompies
break into a conversation of which you have heard only the end. South African In Afrikaans, a stompie is a cigarette butt.