Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
Does every disaster movie start with a scientist being ignored? "Paul Prendergast is the crazy scientist at the start of every disaster movie who's trying to warn the mayor who's all…
"Plandemic" (plans + pandemic) is a portmanteau word that can mean a lot of plans. "Yet currently we are experiencing a 'plandemic' — a proliferation of plans" was…
"Infoidemic" (information + epidemic) is a portmanteau word that Wiktionary defines as "An excessive amount of information concerning a problem such that the solution is made more…
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak caused some quarantines. "All jokes are inside jokes now that we're on quarantine" was posted on Twitter by aubs on March 16, 2020. "All jokes…
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak began, according to one theory, from people in Wuhan, China, who ate bats. A joke was posted on Reddit -- Oneliners on March 17, 2020: "All countries got…
The 2019–20 coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak was eventually declared to be a worldwide pandemic. Here are some associated quotes, jokes, riddles, puns, pickup lines, memes, portmanteaus, acronyms,…
"Kung Flu" (kung fu + flu) became a popular term during the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak (first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China), but the term is from the 1970s. The 1968 flu pandemic…
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak caused some quarantines. "All jokes are inside jokes now that we're on quarantine" was posted on Twitter by aubs on March 16, 2020. "All jokes…
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak resulted in lower gas prices, but some quarantines. "Gas is finally affordable and we have no where to go" was posted on Facebook by Virginia Robinson…
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak resulted in lower gas prices, but some quarantines. "Gas is finally affordable and we have no where to go" was posted on Facebook by Virginia Robinson…
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak resulted in lower gas prices, but some quarantines. "Gas is finally affordable and we have no where to go" was posted on Facebook by Virginia Robinson…
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak caused shortages in the availability of some foods. This was posted on Twitter by Shay Spence on March 19, 2020: "We are entering an era of unprecedented…
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak resulted in many cancellations, especially in professional sports. A joke was posted on Facebook by Cheryl Hennessy on March 16, 2020: "Even BINGO got…
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak resulted in many cancellations, especially in professional sports. A joke was posted on Facebook by Cheryl Hennessy on March 16, 2020: "Even BINGO got…
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak caused panic buying in many stores. "U can only panic buy if ur loaded. I won't be panic buying" was posted on Twitter by jacqueline shirley on…
Should taco trucks cruise neighborhoods like ice cream trucks? "Dear taco trucks, Please drive around neighborhoodslike ice cream trucks do? Ditch the 'ice cream man' song. You can…
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak became a pandemic. Many people weren’t able to visit nail salons, hair salons or lash salons. A joke was posted on Twitter by Hanna (and another) on March 16,…
"Quarantini" (quarantine + martini) is a cocktail name that was mentioned on the American medical comedy-drama television series Scrubs, on the episode "My Quarantine" that…
"Panicdemic" (panic + pandemic) became a popular word during the swine influenza on 2009 and the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak. A "panicdemic" describes a pandemic (real or…
"Quarantini" (quarantine + martini) is a cocktail name that was mentioned on the American medical comedy-drama television series Scrubs, on the episode "My Quarantine" that…