The Big Apple:

An etymological dictionary

Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.

“Be nice. Be useful. Bring wine”

"Be nice. Be useful. Bring beer/coffee/wine" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Be nice. Be useful. Bring wine" was posted on Twitter by Peter Nguyen on August…

“Cabbage: the age of a taxi”

There is no "cab" in "cabbage," but there are jokes. "Daffynishion: Cabbage — The age of a taxi. — Dave Shotzberger, Winterthur, Del." was printed in Boys'…