Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
Mothers try to pack school lunches for their kids, but the kids often don't appreciate it. "Mom pro tip: If you're old enough to critique what I put in your lunch, you're old…
Mothers try to pack school lunches for their kids, but the kids often don't appreciate it. "Mom pro tip: If you're old enough to critique what I put in your lunch, you're old…
"My favorite exercise/workout is running my mouth" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "My favorite workout is running my mouth" was posted on Facebook by…
"My favorite exercise/workout is running my mouth" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "My favorite workout is running my mouth" was posted on Facebook by…
"Lifting" is sometimes a favorite exercise, but lifting what? "is engaged in my favorite form of exercise: lifting the champagne glass from the table to my mouth" was posted on…
"Lifting" is sometimes a favorite exercise, but lifting what? "is engaged in my favorite form of exercise: lifting the champagne glass from the table to my mouth" was posted on…
New passwords sometimes have strange requirements. Thus was posted on X/Twitter by Midge on September 6, 2024: "new password must contain one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, eye of…
"Lifting" is sometimes a favorite exercise, but lifting what? "is engaged in my favorite form of exercise: lifting the champagne glass from the table to my mouth" was posted on…
Newspaper obituaries usually have standard and unexciting titles. "I want my obituary to have a clickbait title" was posted on X/Twitter by Joe on August 18, 2016. "I want my…
"The first rule about fight club is you don't talk about fight club" is a saying in the novel Fight Club (1996) and the 1999 film. "First rule of might club: never commit to…
"My favorite part of fall is when the mosquitoes go back to Hell" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I love fall! My favorite part is not when it gets cold,…
The letter "A," in a circle, has been an anarchy symbol since the 1970s. It's not known who originated the symbol. The symbol appears to have started in Europe. "Even the…
"My love language is sharing food" (or "Sharing food is my love language") is a popular saying. "sharing food is one of my love languages!" was posted on X/Twitter by…
"If this doughnut and chocolate milk are going to take years off my life, could I have them remove 1978-1982?" is a joke that was posted on X/Twitter by Steve Olivas on June 21, 2013.…
The car remote (key fob) can't lock the house, but many people get this confused. "Just tried unlocking the house with my car remote. Unsurprisingly it didn't work. Did have to go…
"My love language is sharing food" (or "Sharing food is my love language") is a popular saying. "sharing food is one of my love languages!" was posted on X/Twitter by…
"So if vegan bacon is 'facon' what do you call vegan duck?" was posted on X/Twitter by Rob Pearson on October 7, 2018. "So if vegan bacon is called facon, is vegan duck…
"FOOD DOESN'T GROW ON SHELVES #thankafarmer" is a food saying that has been printed on many shirts. One should "thank a farmer" because the farmer helped put the food on…
"Move in silence, only speak when it's time to say checkmate" (or "Move in silence until it's time to say checkmate") is a saying that has been printed on many images.…
"Move in silence, only speak when it's time to say checkmate" (or "Move in silence until it's time to say checkmate") is a saying that has been printed on many images.…