Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
"The lie you participate in today becomes the future you live in tomorrow" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means to fight fo the truth, or the lie will not go…
The expression to "have life handed on a silver platter/plate" means to be given the best things, without having to work very hard. The expression is usually not taken literally, but…
The expression to "have life handed on a silver platter/plate" means to be given the best things, without having to work very hard. The expression is usually not taken literally, but…
The expression to "have life handed on a silver platter/plate" means to be given the best things, without having to work very hard. The expression is usually not taken literally, but…
A jocular social media announcement was posted on X/Twitter by Lauren Chanel on March 10, 2021, and this received over 43,000 likes: "y’all keep me in your thoughts today. nothing’s wrong…
A jocular social media announcement was posted on X/Twitter by Lauren Chanel on March 10, 2021, and this received over 43,000 likes: "y’all keep me in your thoughts today. nothing’s wrong…
"Beef stew" is not short for "beef stewart" or "beef stuart," but there are jokes. "Stew: I'm just so angry! Geoffrey Jellineck: Obviously you have a beef,…
"Remember/Reminder, your liver is stronger than your heart. It's safer to get drunk than to fall in love" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship of the saying…
"Remember/Reminder, your liver is stronger than your heart. It's safer to get drunk than to fall in love" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship of the saying…
The "light of one's life" is often a person (such as a family member) or a religious figure (such as Jesus). A joke is that the only "light of one's life" that's…
The "light of one's life" is often a person (such as a family member) or a religious figure (such as Jesus). A joke is that the only "light of one's life" that's…
The "light of one's life" is often a person (such as a family member) or a religious figure (such as Jesus). A joke is that the only "light of one's life" that's…
Many people own weighted blankets, and joke that moving them is a real workout. Wikipedia: Weighted blanket A weighted blanket is an especially heavy blanket that is used to aid sleep and reduce…
Cointreau is a brand of orange-flavoured triple sec liqueur produced in Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou, France. "On the cointreaury" is a pun of "on the contrary." "on the…
"If you have to buy stuff to store your stuff, you might have too much stuff" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is from Courtney Carver of the website…
The word "casualty" has nothing to do with "casual tees" (T-shirts), but there are jokes. "There was a shootout at Old Navy. There were many casual-tees #BADOMCHHHH"…
"Cage-free eggs" usually means that the eggs rae from birds that may be permitted outdoors. The term does not mean that the eggs are free from being kept in cages, but there is a joke.…
"'I don’t know what my spirit animal is, but I’m pretty sure it has a cone around its neck.' -- @Sheila_Mac420 (via @SelenaMaranjian)" was posted on Facebook by Mark…
"Twitter is like waking up in a mental asylum, you have no idea you are committed until you try to leave" was posted on X/Twitter by HuMMingBird on May 21, 2016, and this received over…
"Remember/Reminder, your liver is stronger than your heart. It's safer to get drunk than to fall in love" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship of the saying…