Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.
“@DarzieDAMN: My grocery list is just a piece of paper saying don't run into anyone you know” was posted on Twitter by Melissa Schrade on October 7, 2013. "@DarzieDAMN" is no…
“@DarzieDAMN: My grocery list is just a piece of paper saying don't run into anyone you know” was posted on Twitter by Melissa Schrade on October 7, 2013. "@DarzieDAMN" is no…
"Don't be (a) part of the problem. Be the whole problem" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Don't be part of the problem, be the whole problem" was…
"What Orwell failed to predict was that we’d buy the cameras ourselves, and that our biggest fear would be that nobody was watching" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…
People who were never going to leave the house anyway don't care about bad weather. This was posted on Twitter by Jonathan Edward Durham on January 8, 2023: "I love it when the weather…
"Don't be (a) part of the problem. Be the whole problem" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Don't be part of the problem, be the whole problem" was…
"I'm not bossy. I'm the teacher" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been printed on various gift items since at least 2018. TwitterShe Shed Craft…
"Get woke, get broke" (or "Go woke, go broke") is a saying that has been printed on many images. “Everything woke turns to shit” is a related saying. Wikipedia: Woke Woke…
"I've been waiting all winter to complain about the summer heat" (or "I've been waiting all winter to start complaining about the summer heat") is a spring saying that…
"Gaslighting is not real. You're just crazy" is a jocular saying (itself "gaslighting") that has been printed on many images. "Gaslighting doesn't exist. You made…
"I've been waiting all winter to complain about the summer heat" (or "I've been waiting all winter to start complaining about the summer heat") is a spring saying that…
"Gaslighting is not real. You're just crazy" is a jocular saying (itself "gaslighting") that has been printed on many images. "Gaslighting doesn't exist. You made…
"Defund involuntary funding" (shown on a protest sign) was posted on Facebook by Libertarian Party of Colorado on August 23, 2020. It also could have been worded "Stop involuntary…
Doritos brand tortilla chips are shaped like triangles. The film Triangle of Sadness (2022) is about rich people on a cruise and is not about Doritos. "Wait...TRIANGLE OF SADNESS is not about…
"Before I have coffee, everyone is an asshole. After I have coffee, everyone is still an asshole, but I have coffee" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Before I have…
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: Jeff Cooper John Dean "Jeff" Cooper (May 10, 1920 – September 25, 2006) was a United States Marine, the creator of a "modern technique" of…
"Virgin" drinks have no alcohol. Pregnant women are told not to drink alcohol during the pregnancy, so these women (not virgins) often consume "virgin" drinks. Many people find…
"Apparently 'just fuck me up' is not a proper coffee order at Starbucks" (or "Apparently 'just fuck me up' is not an appropriate coffee order at Starbucks")…
"Virgin" drinks have no alcohol. Pregnant women are told not to drink alcohol during the pregnancy, so these women (not virgins) often consume "virgin" drinks. Many people find…
"It all started with gourmet coffee. Followed by skinny jeans and man buns. Then along came IPA's, hard seltzer's and the downfall of man" (shown on an image) was posted on…