Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 38,000 entries.
"Training new employees is tough because you have to remember the real rules, not the ones you've invented" is a jocular work saying that has been printed on many images. The saying…
Temu is an online marketplace, known for cheap goods from China. How cheap? A joke was posted on X/Twitter by Will Lyster on December 28, 2024: "A 57,000 square foot Temu warehouse in China…
Temu is an online marketplace, known for cheap goods from China. How cheap? A joke was posted on X/Twitter by Will Lyster on December 28, 2024: "A 57,000 square foot Temu warehouse in China…
"Eggflation" is a portmanteau from the words "eggs" and "inflation." Avian influenza (bird flu) often causes the price of eggs to go higher. "EggFlation" was…
The phrase "a tall order" usually means a difficult task, but sometimes it also means literally a tall order. This was posted on Reddit -- Dadjokes on November 18, 2023: "I asked the…
A "steep" penalty means a great (large and significant) penalty. This has nothing to do with "steeping," but there are jokes. "TG there's a steep penalty to be paid…
"Tin foil hat" can describe someone who believes in conspiracy theories; the hat itself is usually aluminum foil. "Alluminati" is a portmanteau of "aluminum" and…
"Tin foil hat" can describe someone who believes in conspiracy theories; the hat itself is usually aluminum foil. "Alluminati" is a portmanteau of "aluminum" and…
A ship is often christened by breaking a sacrificial bottle of champagne over the bow. "If you ever have trouble opening a bottle of champagne. My advice, hit it with a ship. I've seen…
"Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, evil first wants acceptance (tolerance) and then…
Getting "court side seats" at a basketball court is usually very good. Getting "court side seats" at a court of law, at one's own trial, is not so good. This joke was…
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"Tariffgeddon" (tariff + Armageddon) is a portmanteau word to describe the chaos following the imposing of tariffs the start of a trade war. "This piece I did on the money and other…
Does an adult eat cookies for breakfast? This was posted on X/Twitter by Darla on April 18, 2016, and it received over 700 likes: "Adulthood is about being able to eat cookies for breakfast,…
Many people do not love exercising. "I hate exercising as much as I love not exercising" was posted on X/Twitter by Official Jon Lajoie on July 31, 2013. "I wish I loved exercising…
Many people do not love exercising. "I hate exercising as much as I love not exercising" was posted on X/Twitter by Official Jon Lajoie on July 31, 2013. "I wish I loved exercising…
Oatmeal can look like cement. "I will never eat oatmeal in my life that shit look like a pile of hot cement" was posted on X/Twitter by Derek Oliver ™ on July 8, 2011. "Why the…