An etymological dictionary

Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases.

“The shape of soup is round”

Many people are used to circular soup bowls. This was posted on Twitter by charlie on January 5, 2021, and received over 539,500 likes: "putting soup in a square tupperware...... it’s just…

“The shape of soup is a circle”

Many people are used to circular soup bowls. This was posted on Twitter by charlie on January 5, 2021, and received over 539,500 likes: "putting soup in a square tupperware...... it’s just…

“Soup is just seasoned water”

Both soup and tea have been called "seasoned water." "wtf is soup, its just seasoned water" was posted on Twitter by Amber on August 14, 2010. "Soup is seasoned water"…

“Tea is just seasoned water”

Both soup and tea have been called "seasoned water." "wtf is soup, its just seasoned water" was posted on Twitter by Amber on August 14, 2010. "Soup is seasoned water"…