Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

that's what she said

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.48 in modern English

Syllables: that's what she -said
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

A joking retort that draws attention to the possibility of sexual innuendo in what was just said.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"Coordinate term: that's what he said"
"Arthur: "That assignment took me all week to finish. It was so long and hard." Bob: "That's what she said.""
"Some seemed bored and irritated by the priapic yahooism and overwillingness of peers to read a sexual double entendre into the most innocuous remark. "No matter what you say," said one student, "someone is going to respond with ‘That's what she said.’ ""
"So this morning we pulled up a pumpkin-pancake recipe on the kitchen laptop. Just one problem: My wife couldn't read it from where she was mixing. "Can't you make it bigger?" she asked. (Go ahead, insert your own "that's what she said" joke here. No class.)"

Etymology

First attested in the early 20th century. She refers to the speaker's imagined sexual partner.

Origin

First known use: First attested in the early 20th century

Usage

Humorous

Phrases

as the actress said to the bishop get one's mind out of the gutter I hardly know her I've never heard it called that before nudge nudge wink wink

Frequently Paired Words

as the actress said to the bishop get one's mind out of the gutter I hardly know her innuendo I've never heard it called that before nudge nudge wink wink

Questions

What does that's what she said mean?: A joking retort that draws attention to the possibility of sexual innuendo in what was just said.
Where does that's what she said come from?: First known use: First attested in the early 20th century.

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