Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 38,000 entries.
Above, the header from the February 18, 1924 New York (NY) Morning Telegraph newspaper column of John J. Fitz Gerald. Click to see a portion of the column which includes his use of "Big…
Pizza is not a traditional Christmas dish, but some people would like to make Christmas pizza "a thing." Some others think that Christmas pizza should not be a thing. "Is Christmas…
Pizza is not a traditional Christmas dish, but some people would like to make Christmas pizza "a thing." Some others think that Christmas pizza should not be a thing. "Is Christmas…
"Bars are weird. They're the only business that throws you out for buying too much of their product" is a saying that has been printed on several images. An intoxicated (drunk)…
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"Santa used to say 'Hey Hey Hey' until he met your mom" is a sex joke that has been printed on many images. Santa Claus usually says "Ho! Ho! Ho!" The term…
Kohl's is an American department store retail chain. It is usually extremely busy on Christmas Eve. "Working at Kohl's on Christmas Eve two years ago was seriously the worst thing…
Black pepper has been compared to both dirt and to sprinkles. "So is ground pepper basically spicy dirt we put on pasta and stuff? #FoodieThoughts" was posted on X/Twitter by liv ello on…
Black pepper has been compared to both dirt and to sprinkles. "So is ground pepper basically spicy dirt we put on pasta and stuff? #FoodieThoughts" was posted on X/Twitter by liv ello on…
Black pepper has been compared to both dirt and to sprinkles. "So is ground pepper basically spicy dirt we put on pasta and stuff? #FoodieThoughts" was posted on X/Twitter by liv ello on…
Black pepper has been compared to both dirt and to sprinkles. "So is ground pepper basically spicy dirt we put on pasta and stuff? #FoodieThoughts" was posted on X/Twitter by liv ello on…
Pizza is not a traditional Christmas dish, but some people would like to make Christmas pizza "a thing." Some others think that Christmas pizza should not be a thing. "Is Christmas…
"Bars are weird. They're the only business that throws you out for buying too much of their product" is a saying that has been printed on several images. An intoxicated (drunk)…
"Cat/Dog/Pet hair is my fairy dust" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people believe that animal hair all over everything is a big problem, but the speaker loves…
"Cat/Dog/Pet hair is my fairy dust" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people believe that animal hair all over everything is a big problem, but the speaker loves…
"Cat/Dog/Pet hair is my fairy dust" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many people believe that animal hair all over everything is a big problem, but the speaker loves…