“Big Mac” (Municipal Assistance Corporation)
"Big Mac" was the nickname of the Municipal Assistance Corporation, created in 1975, during the city's fiscal crisis, to issue bonds. The "Big Mac" name was a pun on…
Origin of “The Whole Nine Yards”
“Big Pharma does not create cures. They create customers”
"The Pharmaceutical industry does not create cures. They create customers" is an anti-Big Pharma saying that has been printed on many images. "The pharmaceutical industry DOES NOT…
“Big Pharma is your dealer, not your healer”
"Big Pharma is your dealer, not your healer" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that Big Pharma hooks people on drugs for profit, and does not cure them.…
“Big Sibling is watching you”
"Big Brother is watching you" is a famous saying from George Orwell's dystopian 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. However, some might possibly find "brother" to be…
“Big team, little me”
"Big team, little me" is a sports slogan that means the team comes before the individual players. Erik Russell (1926-2006), the football defensive coordinator for the University of…
“Big-time players make big-time plays in big games”
"Big time players make big (time) plays in big (time) games" is a popular sports saying. The saying means that sports superstar players prove their greatness by making great plays in…
“Bigger snacks mean bigger slacks”
"Bigger snacks mean bigger slacks" is a one-line dieting saying that has been printed on many images. "Bigger snacks make bigger slacks" was printed in a 1982 newspaper.…
“Bigger than Dallas” (“Bigger ‘n Dallas”)
Dallas is big. Houston, however, is the most populous city in Texas. Dallas has long been nicknamed "Big D." The phrase "bigger than Dallas" ("bigger 'n Dallas")…
“Biggest waste of money: my 2020 planner” (2019–20 coronavirus pandemic)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic changed everyone's plans. Many people bought 2020 planners, and regretted it. "Biggest waste of money: 2020 planner" was posted on Twitter by…
“Bike hair, don’t care”
"Bike hair, don't care" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Biker hair, don't are" has also been printed on many images. The speaker cares more about…
“Bike to work. Bike to play. Bike tomorrow. Bike today!”
"Bike to work. Bike to play. Bike tomorrow. Bike today!" is a bicycle saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Twitter on November 18, 2011. "Bike to…
“Biker hair, don’t care”
"Bike hair, don't care" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Biker hair, don't are" has also been printed on many images. The speaker cares more about…
“Bikini season is just around the corner. Unfortunately, so is the taco truck”
"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…
“Bikini season is right around the corner. Unfortunately, Taco Bell is closer”
"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…
“Bikini season is right around the corner… unfortunately so is Taco Bell”
"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…
“Bilingual education makes you illiterate in two languages”
"Bilingual education makes you illiterate in two languages" is an old satiric remark about bilingual education. "One delegate said that in Eire, people are rapidly becoming…
“Bill Gates walks into a bar…” (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A Bill Gates version is: "Bill Gates walks into a bar and everyone inside becomes a…
“Billion dollar idea. A smoke detector that shuts off when you yell ‘I’m just cooking!’”
Many people believe that when you're cooking, the smoke detector shouldn't go off. "Billion dollar idea. A smoke detector that shuts off when you yell 'I'm just…
“Billions in profits while your workers can’t afford housing or groceries isn’t success, that’s called exploitation”
A meme (told two slightly different ways) states that capitalism exploits workers. "BILLIONS IN PROFITS WHILE YOUR WORKERS CAN'T AFFORD HOUSING OR GROCERIES ISN'T SUCCESS,…
“Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks”
"Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks" is a joke that became popular on the Internet in the 1990s. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1997. The joke is…