Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"What do you call a drunk...?" appears to be the start of a joke. However, the answer is an anti-joke. The person is too drunk to get home, so you call a taxi or a Lyft (car service) or…
"What do you call a drunk...?" appears to be the start of a joke. However, the answer is an anti-joke. The person is too drunk to get home, so you call a taxi or a Lyft (car service) or…
The stem of a fruit has sometimes been compared to a human belly button. "Fruit and vegetables all have belly buttons" was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on February 15, 2017.…
One learns to swim by getting in the water. It is often said that you cannot learn to swim by watching, or by reading a book about swimming in the library. The saying about swimming has been used…
Ghee is a class of clarified butter that originated in India. "When I said butter, I actually meant ghee. I should have clarified" was posted on Twitter by Sanjeev Kohli on April 10,…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in some requirements to wear face masks. "My mask protects you. Your mask protects me" is a message that has been printed on many images.…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in some requirements to wear face masks. "My mask protects you. Your mask protects me" is a message that has been printed on many images.…
"Any room is a panic room if you have lost your phone in it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Any room is a panic room, if you've lost your phone in it"…
“The noblest of all dogs is the hot dog; it feeds the hand that bites it” is a saying from the 1930s. "What is the difference between a dog with rabies and a hot dog? One bites the hand…
"Single AF" usually means "single as fuck," but not always. "I’m single AF and the AF stands for And Fat. I’m just single and fat" has been posted on several…
To "lose one's bearings" is to become lost. It has nothing to do with a grizzly losing "bear rings," but there are jokes. "I was Yogi's best man, but then I lost…
“The noblest of all dogs is the hot dog; it feeds the hand that bites it” is a saying from the 1930s. "What is the difference between a dog with rabies and a hot dog? One bites the hand…
A joke (cited since 2012) was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on July 17, 2020: "My wife asked me if I ate the ice cream she had in the freezer? I told her no. I ate it on the couch." “Did…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in some requirements to wear face masks. "I will not wear someone else's fear" is an anti-facemask saying that has been printed on an…
Streets can be "deserted." Streets are usually not "desserted," but there are jokes. "The streets are desserted. Cake and ice cream everywhere" was posted on Twitter…
"Trapeze" sounds like "trapped peas." "I used to be in the Circus. I was a Trapped Peas Artist" was posted on Twitter by IG:lil.eddie.turdle on June 7, 2011. "My…
"Trapeze" sounds like "trapped peas." "I used to be in the Circus. I was a Trapped Peas Artist" was posted on Twitter by IG:lil.eddie.turdle on June 7, 2011. "My…
Streets can be "deserted." Streets are usually not "desserted," but there are jokes. "The streets are desserted. Cake and ice cream everywhere" was posted on Twitter…
A joke about Alzheimer's disease was tweeted on July 14, 2020 and probably originated on the Sickipedia website: "They now say exercising for at least one hour a week can half your…
A circle riddle is: Q: What did the triangle say to the circle?A: You’re pointless! The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2005. “Why was the circle depressed?"/"She…