Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Roll on, Monday" is an expression. It has nothing to do with bread rolls, but there are jokes. "I have decided, from next week I am going to dress as a different type of bread every…
Frozen yogurt has been described as "hipster ice cream." "frozen yogurt is like hippie ice cream" was posted on Twitter by Ask(; on July 14, 2010. "Strawberry and green tea…
Kombucha has been compared to Gatorade. "#kombucha is hippie gatorade" was posted on Twitter by Tom Grappa on January 24, 2011. "kombucha is yuppie gatorade" was posted on…
Kombucha has been compared to an IPA (India pale ale). "Kombucha- is that an IPA?" was posted on Twitter by David Lawrence on January 30, 2017. "kombucha is the new ipa!!! - i say 2…
Kombucha has been compared to Gatorade. "#kombucha is hippie gatorade" was posted on Twitter by Tom Grappa on January 24, 2011. "kombucha is yuppie gatorade" was posted on…
Kombucha has been compared to soda. "kombucha is literally spicy soda" was posted on Twitter by @gowonflop on May 26, 2019. "How y'all ain't tell me Kombucha is just spicy…
Kombucha has been compared to an IPA (India pale ale). "Kombucha- is that an IPA?" was posted on Twitter by David Lawrence on January 30, 2017. "kombucha is the new ipa!!! - i say 2…
Sriracha has been called "hipster ketchup." "sriracha (hipster ketchup)" was posted on Twitter by tbm on August 29, 2009. "Sriracha= Hipster ketchup" was posted on…
Kombucha has been compared to Gatorade. "#kombucha is hippie gatorade" was posted on Twitter by Tom Grappa on January 24, 2011. "kombucha is yuppie gatorade" was posted on…
Mashed apples are called "apple sauce" (or "applesauce"), but mashed potatoes are not called "potato sauce" (or "potatosauce"). Also, there are "mashed…
Mashed apples are called "apple sauce" (or "applesauce"), but mashed potatoes are not called "potato sauce" (or "potatosauce"). Also, there are "mashed…
Mashed apples are called "apple sauce" (or "applesauce"), but mashed potatoes are not called "potato sauce" (or "potatosauce"). Also, there are "mashed…
Many government officials during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic portrayed the unvaccinated as a threat to society. "The unvaccinated are not a threat to society, they are a threat to…
"Sending W-2s out to everyone who's been in my business all year" (or "I will be mailing out W-2s on January 2nd for everyone who was in my business this year") is a…
Mashed apples are called "apple sauce" (or "applesauce"), but mashed potatoes are not called "potato sauce" (or "potatosauce"). Also, there are "mashed…
"Y'all went from sheep to lab rats" (referring to "sheep" obeying Covid-19 masking and social distancing restrictions, and then "lab rats" taking experimental…
Mashed apples are called "apple sauce" (or "applesauce"), but mashed potatoes are not called "potato sauce" (or "potatosauce"). Also, there are "mashed…
Mashed apples are called "apple sauce" (or "applesauce"), but mashed potatoes are not called "potato sauce" (or "potatosauce"). Also, there are "mashed…
"To buy something for an apple and an egg" (meaning to buy something cheaply) is an idiom in German ("fürn Appel und ein Ei" or "etwas für einen Apfel und ein Ei…
"The restaurant advertised 'Chicken Dinner $1." I paid $1 and they gave me a bowl of corn" is a joke of unknown authorship. The joke is that the "chicken dinner" is…