Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
Pornhub is a Canadian-owned internet pornography website. There is no HornPub, but there are jokes. "I'm launching a brass instrument sex fetish site soon. I call it HornPub" was…
"Chorizontal" (chorizo + horizontal) is a food portmanteau word that has appeared in several jokes. "'What type of land are chorizo factories built on?'…
"Chorizontal" (chorizo + horizontal) is a food portmanteau word that has appeared in several jokes. "'What type of land are chorizo factories built on?'…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A The Chronicles of Narnia version is: "A lion, a witch and a wardrobe walk into a…
"We live in a time/world where smart people are silenced so (that) stupid people won't be offended" (or "We live in an age where smart people are silenced so that stupid people…
"Dove chocolate tastes way better than their soap" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Dove (chocolate) is owned by Mars, Incorporated, but Dove (soap) is owned by Unilever…
"Tolerance will reach such a level that intelligent people banned from thinking so as not to offend the imbeciles" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Tolerance will…
"Life is short. Make sure you spend as much time as possible on the internet arguing with strangers (about politics)" is a sarcastic saying that has been printed on many images. "We…
"Life is short. Make sure you spend as much time as possible on the internet arguing with strangers (about politics)" is a sarcastic saying that has been printed on many images. "We…
"24-hour banking" usually implies that there is an ATM at the bank that allows transactions all day (24 hours). It doesn't mean that a bank customer has to spend 24 hours at the…
The Waffle House and IHOP (International House of Pancakes) have been serving breakfast all day ("breakfast anytime") since the 1950s. Jack in the Box has served breakfast all day since…
"Hors d'oeuvres" is difficult for many Americans to spell. The term has nothing to do with whores, but there are jokes. "First the simple whore derves" was printed in The…
"Hors d'oeuvres" is difficult for many Americans to spell. The term has nothing to do with whores, but there are jokes. "First the simple whore derves" was printed in The…
"Hors d'oeuvres" is difficult for many Americans to spell. The term has nothing to do with whores, but there are jokes. "First the simple whore derves" was printed in The…
"Hors d'oeuvres" is difficult for many Americans to spell. The term has nothing to do with whores, but there are jokes. "First the simple whore derves" was printed in The…
"How to vent on Facebook. Step 1: Don't. We are all either depressed, divorced, broke or fat. It's not just you" is a jocular saying about social media that has been printed on…
"How to vent on Facebook. Step 1: Don't. We are all either depressed, divorced, broke or fat. It's not just you" is a jocular saying about social media that has been printed on…
"How to vent on Facebook. Step 1: Don't. We are all either depressed, divorced, broke or fat. It's not just you" is a jocular saying about social media that has been printed on…
Bags of potato chips (called "crisps" in the UK) often come packed with a lot of air. "Ten packets of Walkers crisps have been sent to the International Space Station after reports…
"How to vent on Facebook. Step 1: Don't. We are all either depressed, divorced, broke or fat. It's not just you" is a jocular saying about social media that has been printed on…