- A
snowclone is a clichéd
phrase in
which one or more
words can be
substituted to
express a
similar idea in a
different context,
often to
humorous or sarcastic...
-
subtitle "Electric Boogaloo" has
entered the po****r-culture
lexicon as a
snowclone nickname to
denote an
archetypal sequel. The
three main
dancers from Breakin'...
- 2015 film,
subtitled The
Journey Continues. The
expression has
become a
snowclone with the
promotion of
phrases such as "What
would Lincoln do?", "What...
- "On A Slow Boat to China" is a po****r song by
Frank Loesser published in 1948. The song is a well-known pop standard,
recorded by many artists, including...
-
facto slogan for the
Clinton election campaign. The
phrase has
become a
snowclone repeated often in
American political culture,
usually starting with the...
- dictionary. Olim
means immigrants on
aliyah to Israel. Olim L'Berlin is a
snowclone of that notion, used as
protest against high
consumer prices in Israel...
- "______, thy name is ______" is a
snowclone used to
indicate the
completeness with
which something or
somebody (indicated by the
second part) embodies...
- overlords", was used by Kent
Brockman in "Deep
Space Homer" and has
become a
snowclone, with
variants of the
utterance used to
express obsequious submission...
-
closer to the
English nursery rhyme. The
short poem has
since become a
snowclone, and
numerous satirical versions have long
circulated in children's lore...
- Word of the Year 2022: a
euphemism for the
Russian invasion of
Ukraine Snowclone/phrasal
template of the Year: "not X", to
ironically express mock horror...