"Bikini season is right around the corner... unfortunately so is Taco Bell" and "Bikini season is just around the corner. Unfortunately, so is the taco truck" are jocular…
"Swing hard in case you hit it" is the advice a baseball batter sometimes gets, especially against a hard-throwing pitcher. "Just swing, that's my philosophy," Baltimore…
"Swing with ease into the breeze" is a popular golfing adage. There is a tendency to swing too hard to compensate for the wind, but experts caution against this. The original saying --…
"Swing. Swear. Look for ball. Repeat" is a golf saying that has been printed on many images. "@Jeremy_Roenick sounds like you watched my how to golf video...swear swing drink and…
Marty Glickman (1917-2001) was the first radio announcer for basketball's New York Knickerbockers in 1946. Glickman heard the Knicks players say "Swish!" as a basketball went…
Brie is a soft cow's-milk cheese named after Brie, a region in France. "Bries" sounds like "breeze," and there are several "shooting(ing) the bries" jokes.…
"Cinnamon rolls" have been jokingly referred to as "synonym rolls" since at least the 1990s. "Made some synonym rolls" was a popular tweet on July 9, 2014.…
"System change, not climate change" is a protest saying that has been printed on many images. "System change, not climate change" was printed in the Taranaki Daily News (New…
"S'more" (or "some-more") is a popular Girl Scout dish of toasted marshmallows and chocolate sandwiches between two graham crackers. "'Kabobs' and…
Spaghetti and meatballs is only jocularly referred to as "S&M," which usually stands for "sadism and masochism." "RT @jamokie: Yeah, whats wrong with spaghetti and…
San Antonio is sometimes called "S.A." or "SA" or "SA Town" (or hyphenated as "SA-Town"). It's pronounced like "say town," not the two letters…
Sabich came to New York City from Israel, where it is popularly served in falafel restaurants. Sabich contains such ingredients as eggplants, fried eggs, hummus, tahini, and amba sauce (an Iraqi…
"Sabre-rattling" (also spelled "saber-rattling") is when a person or a government threatens to use force against another, just as a soldier rattles a sabre against an enemy.…
"Sadomonetarism" (sadomasochism + monetarism) is someone who believes in a monetary policy (such as a tight money supply) for its own sake, even if it causes with great economic pain.…
"Safe Six" or "#SafeSix" (six feet apart social distancing) is a pun on "safe sex." The term became popular during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. "Practice…
Many students apply to Ivy League schools. However, there is always the possibility that they will not be admitted, so they also apply to "safety schools" -- schools where they are fairly…
Sequin is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas; Saigon was the capital of war-torn South Vietnam that was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1975 (although the name "Saigon" is still used today by…
"Sailgating" (sail + tailgating) is when a tailgate picnic is held from a boat instead of a car, van, or pickup truck. Sailgating can involve any boat -- not just sailboats. The tradition…
The "sailor sandwich" began in 1943 at the New York Deli (originally "New York Delicatessen") in Richmond, Virginia, where it was served to the many sailors who were customers…
"Saint City" is a nickname of New Orleans, Louisiana, and has appeared in such names as "Saint City Tours" and "Saint City Jazz Band." The name was influenced by the…