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Did someone just ask you to "guess what?" Instead of asking back with the usual "What?" you could retort with "chicken butt." This colloquial saying is a great choice to get a laugh out of people and catch them off guard when they expect to catch you off-guard with a question. Guess what? Chicken butt! […]

If someone is threatening you, or they're telling you that they are better at a certain task than you, but you know you're better, you can always reply with "You're a daisy if you do." Invented by the infamous "Doc Holiday," this idiom gained popularity with people in the late 1800s. It's a great retort […]

Did someone sucker you for money in a cup game outside of the park? If someone asks you what happened, you could say, "I'm boo boo the fool," to admit you were the sucker in the transaction, and you knew it. I'm boo boo the fool also suits use in situations where you're trying to […]

Are you looking at an old lady dressed up in her Sunday best at the casino, with makeup so thick you could chip it off with a chisel and hammer? You could say this woman decided to “Gussy up” before she visited the venue this evening. To Gussy up means to overdress or overdo your […]

Do you need to exit a social situation? Maybe you're at a bar, and you feel it's time to go, but you don't want to appear like a "Debbie Downer" to your friends. If that's the case, tell them you have to "see a man about a horse." Most people understand the meaning of this […]

If you’re making a pretentious display of grandeur around your achievements, you’re using “pomp and circumstance” to elevate your position in the eyes of your peers or subordinates. This phrase has typical use by people witnessing the event in a description of loathing for sitting through the presentation. Pomp and circumstance is something you might […]

Are you thinking about telling on the behavior of someone else? You could be a “stool pigeon.” A stool pigeon is a common idiom from the 1800s, but today, many people replace it with the word "snitch," which came to fame after the rise of hip hop culture in the 1990s. The word stool pigeon […]

Have you ever been out with friends at a bar and see an unattractive woman walk through the door? You could tell your friends that she's a real "swamp donkey," and you might get a laugh out of your buddy's at the reference. Call someone a swamp donkey is an offensive assault on their individuality and character, so use it with […]

Are you listening to someone mumble on about how great they are, and you feel you have better things to do with your life? Maybe someone you know is asking you to loan them money on the street? If you want to deny their request or shut down the conversation, you could tell them to […]

Are you talking to your son about who broke the window with the baseball? If he starts lying to you and placing the blame with others, you'll probably catch on to the fact that he's not telling the truth. If that's the case, you could say to him, "the truth will out." You'll be referring […]