English Explanatory Dictionary

said the thing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. 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.

Word forms

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.

Related words

title drop
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