The Big Apple:

An etymological dictionary

Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.

“Oatmeal is just breakfast rice”

Oatmeal (often eaten at breakfast) has been compared to rice. "Oatmeal is breakfast rice" was posted on Twitter by jason goldwatch on April l22, 2014. "Oatmeal is totally just…

“Soup is dinner cereal”

Cereal in milk (often made for breakfast) has been compared to soup (often made for dinner). "Soup is just dinner cereal" was posted on Twitter by Rosa Pasquarella on April 8, 2012.…