sir, this is an arby's
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
Used to indicate that one finds a statement to be bizarre, tangential, or inappropriate for the context in which it is made. Basically it is asking "What is this person even talking about?"
Example Sentences
- "Setting aside the fact that Trump inviting a group of lawmakers to the White House to discuss trade policy only to launch into an out-of-nowhere rant about one of his enemies being fat is the definition of the phrase “ma’am, this is an Arby’s,” Trump’s hatred for Nadler goes way back."
- "When you’re doing your job as a journalistic commentator in its highest form, you’re drawing new parallels, expanding the Overton Window, opening people’s minds and also ensuring them they aren’t alone in their frustrations with the status quo. When done at its most hacky, however, you’re ranting at people, making leaps and assumptions that gloss over reality, casting yourself as omniscient genius, and generally just pulling real “Sir, this is an Arby’s” shit."
- "I wonder if you’re familiar with the “Sir, this is an Arby’s” meme. Let me illustrate it for you: Person A [with aggressive aggravation]: Can you believe it? The other day, I heard someone refer to the book of Genesis. Surely you KNOW that Genesis is not just “a book,” but the first part of the Pentateuch, and the Pentateuch is a five-fold book, not five books. Do you know what the first word is in Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy? It’s and. BOOM. What did Jesus call the Torah? “The book of Moses.” Not the books of Moses. Person B [laconically]: Sir, this is an Arby's."
Etymology
From a humorous Internet meme that envisions a character giving a strange, rambling monologue, with the punchline being a fast-food employee reminding them that they are in a restaurant and are expected to simply order; Arby's is an American fast-food chain. This format of joke is first attested in a November 2011 tweet by American screenwriter Ethan Hunter (@ethanhunter).