Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

said the thing

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.54 in modern English

Syllables: said the thing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to point out when a character in a work of fiction has spoken the title of the work they appear in, or has spoken an iconic phrase.

Example Sentences

"Doc Brown: "If we could somehow harness this lightning, channel it into the flux capacitor, it just might work. Next Saturday night, we're sending you back... to the future!" Viewer: "He said it! He said the thing!""

Etymology

From an internet meme referencing a scene from episode “420” of Family Guy in which Peter Griffin excitedly says a similar phrase while at a movie theater.

Phrases

title drop

Frequently Paired Words

title drop

Questions

What does said the thing mean?: Used to point out when a character in a work of fiction has spoken the title of the work they appear in, or has spoken an iconic phrase.
Where does said the thing come from?: From an internet meme referencing a scene from episode “420” of Family Guy in which Peter Griffin excitedly says a similar phrase while at a movie theater.

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