“Work will win when wishing won’t”
"Work will win when wishing won't" is a saying that has been called the "Six W's." The saying was probably coined by author and humorist Coleman Cox (1871-1940) in his…
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“The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar”
The four seasons are spring, summer, fall and winter. However, sometimes "seasons" is jokingly mistaken for "seasonings." "The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard and…
“What does a clock do when it’s hungry?”/“It goes back four seconds.”
"If a clock has already eaten but is still hungry, does it go back four seconds?" -- a pun on "go back for seconds" -- is a joke that appears to have been cited in print since…
Shamsung (Samsung nickname)
Samsung is a South Korean multinational conglomerate company, known for its consumer electronics products. The Samsung nickname of "Shamsung" (sham + Samsung) has been cited in print…
Tulipcoin (tulip mania + bitcoin)
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency; in 2013, some people believed that the increasing value of bitcoin was a financial bubble, like the tulip mania of the 1600s. The nickname "tulipcoin" (tulip…
Euromaidan
Pro-European Union protests occurred in November and December 2013 in Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), the central square of Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine. The protests were called…
“Easy money causes hard times”
"The Mythical Merits of Paper Money" is an essay by American author and politician Ron Paul that was published on November 26, 2013. "Paper money is not wealth," Paul wrote.…
Giverment (giver + government)
"Giverment" is a dialect spelling of "government" that has been cited in print since at least 1914. In the 2000s, "giverment" has also meant a blend of…
Givernment (giver + government)
"Givernment" is a dialect spelling of "government" that has been cited in print since at least 1955. In the 2000s, "givernment" has also meant a blend of…
“Guilty until proven slave”
"Innocent until proven guilty" (the presumption of innocence) is a basis of the criminal system in the United States. Some criminal justice critics, however, have turned the phrase around…