The Big Apple:

An etymological dictionary

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

“Poutine is a form of potato salad”

Poutine is often stated to be a form of potato salad. "OH in the elevator: What's for lunch, poutine? No, salad. Poutine is like salad - potato salad, warm. With cheese curds..." was…

“Apple cider is winter lemonade”

Apple cider is usually a winter drink. Lemonade is usually a summer drink. "Lemonade. Apple cider is for fall" was posted on Twitter by The Turquoise Temptress on September 6, 2021.…

“Coffee is PG-13 coke”

Coffee has been compared to cocaine (coke), using the Motion Picture Association film rating system. "Caffeine is PG13 cocaine" was posted on Twitter by Fuego on July 21, 2018.…

Anti-fooder

People who were hesitant about taking Covid-19 (coronavirus) vaccines were called anti-vaxxers. Some memes compared an anti-vaxxer to a person reading a food product's ingredients label, and…