Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"Living in America means calling the police could kill someone and calling an ambulance could bankrupt someone" was posted on Twitter by Weston David Pagano on June 15, 2020. The saying…
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations concerned with public health. Some critics during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic claimed that WHO worked for…
"Miami" is sometimes written and spoken as "My-Yam-Me." This spelling has been cited in print since at least 2002. Wikipedia: MiamiMiami (/maɪˈæmi/), officially the City of…
"Parmesan" cheese is sometimes called "Farmer John" cheese by children. "Farmer John cheese" has been cited in print since at least 1998. Wikipedia:…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic has nothing to do with the Danish krone, Icelandic króna, Norwegian krone or Swedish krona, but there are jokes. "Maybe it was Norwegian #KronaVirus"…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic has nothing to do with the Danish krone, Icelandic króna, Norwegian krone or Swedish krona, but there are jokes. "Maybe it was Norwegian #KronaVirus"…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic has nothing to do with the Danish krone, Icelandic króna, Norwegian krone or Swedish krona, but there are jokes. "Maybe it was Norwegian #KronaVirus"…
COVID-19 (the 2019 coronavirus) does not mean that there were earlier numbered versions, but there are jokes. "I would love to know who took COVID-1-18" was posted on Twitter by Justin…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic has nothing to do with the Danish krone, Icelandic króna, Norwegian krone or Swedish krona, but there are jokes. "Maybe it was Norwegian #KronaVirus"…
A university does not have people from all over the universe, but there are jokes. "I couldn't wait to leave school and go to university. But when I got there, it was just people from…
"They said I could be anything, so I decided to be caffeinated" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "They said I could be anything, so I decided to be…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic has nothing to do with the Danish krone, Icelandic króna, Norwegian krone or Swedish krona, but there are jokes. "Maybe it was Norwegian #KronaVirus"…
"Filet mignon" should not be confused with "filet minion" (Minions are fictional characters that appear in the Despicable Me franchise), but there are jokes. "Filet…
"They said I could be anything, so I decided to be caffeinated" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "They said I could be anything, so I decided to be…
"God gave us Mondays to punish us for the things we did over the weekend" is a Monday saying that has been printed on several images. "@iThinkTeen: God gave us Mondays to punish us…
"A good number" often implies "a lot," but this is not always the case. This joke was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on June 16, 2020: "A good number of my friends are racist.…
"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime" is a popular proverb. "Give a man a fish,and he'll eat for a day.. Unless he…
"Rendered butter" is a process (rendering) that creates more concentrated butter. It is not related to the expression "to render (something) useless," but there are puns.…
"There should be a holiday dedicated to all the brave people who show up to work on Mondays" is a Monday saying that has been printed on many images. "There should be a holiday…
A coffee joke has been printed on an image, and this form was printed in Radio Life on February 23, 1947: Husband (coming down the stairs): Dear, is that coffee I smell?Wife: It is...and you do!…