“No run, no fun” (running adage)
"No run, no fun" is a running adage. It's no fun when a runner can't run (for physical or other reasons). "No run, no fun" was cited in luge in 1967, in football in…
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“Hydrate to dominate”
"Hydrate to dominate" (or "hydrate 2 dominate") is a slogan to remind people -- especially athletes -- to drink more water. "Hydrate to dominate!" has been cited in…
“Good pitching will always stop good hitting, and vice versa”
"Good pitching will always beat good hitting" is a baseball proverb that has been cited in print since at least 1963. "Good pitching always stops good hitting...and vice versa"…
“How do you like school, Billy?”/“Closed.”
A joke was printed in the New York City humor magazine Judge in 1922: Kind Old Gentleman -- How do you like school, my little man?Little Man -- I like it closed, sir. The joke is still told today,…
The Village (airplane coach seating section)
Reader's Digest (November 2010) did a short article on airline lingo and included this definition: "Working the village: Working in coach." In 2014, one "flight attendant's…
Fashion Bible (Vogue magazine nickname)
Many publications have been called the "fashion bible" or the "bible of fashion" or the "bible of the fashion world." Godey's Lady' Book has been called…
Fashion Bible (Women’s Wear Daily nickname)
Many publications have been called the "fashion bible" or the "bible of fashion" or the "bible of the fashion world." Godey's Lady' Book has been called…
“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else”
"You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else" is a quotation that has been printed on many posters, with credit usually given to German-born…
“No grass stains, no glory; no bruises, no story” (soccer, softball adage)
"No guts, no glory" is a saying that was used in World War II. "No grass stains, no glory; No bruises, no story" is a sports saying popular in both soccer and baseball/softball…
“People couldn’t start a conversation if the weather didn’t change”
A common observation is that, without the weather, people would have nothing to talk about. "How would people start a conversation if it were not for the weather?" was cited in 1912.…
“If at first you donut succeed, fry, fry again”
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" is a popular American poem from at least 1838. "If at first you donut succeed, try, try again" was cited on Twitter on May…
“Success is when your signature becomes an autograph”
"Work so hard that one day your signature will be called an autograph" and "Success is when your signature becomes an autograph" have been printed on many posters. The sayings…
“She’s so ugly she’d make a freight train take a dirt road”
"She's so ugly she'd make a freight train take a dirt road" (the expression has also been used to describe an ugly man) means someone who is so very ugly that, metaphorically, a…
Ladies Who Lunch
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Ladies who lunchLadies who lunch is a phrase often used to describe well-off, well-dressed women who meet for social luncheons, usually during the working week.…
In-and-Out List
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: The List: What's In and OutThe List: What's In and Out is a U.S. pop culture list published annually by The Washington Post newspaper, on or near New…
Fashion Victim (FV)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Fashion victimFashion Victim is a term claimed to have been coined by Oscar de la Renta that is used to identify a person who is unable to identify commonly…
Cat Pack
Entry in progress -- B.P.Rat Pack 23 November 1971, Aberdeen (SD) American-News, "Earl Wilson's New York," pg. 4, col. 5:Women's Wear Daily launched a "Cat Pack" of…
Frog Pond (La Grenouille nickname)
La Grenouille (French for "the frog") is a French restaurant at 3 East 52nd Street in Manhattan that opened in 1962. The restaurant became quickly popular with the fashion industry.…
“Guards win games, but forwards win championships” (basketball adage)
"Guards win games" is an adage used in both college and NBA basketball. Guards control the ball and the tempo of the game and could help a team win the collegiate championship.…
“If you attack the establishment long enough, they make you a member”
American humorist Art Buchwald (1925-2007) often poked fun at the Washington establishment in his newspaper column in the Washington (DC) Post, "If you attack the establishment long enough and…