Yes, they've even infiltrated our speech, and got their own little sayings into the common vernacular. Some phrases of the rich and famous have even been entered into the dictionary such is their commonality. Here are a few that we've all come to know and 'love'...
"Taking Care of Business" - Elvis Presley
It isn't just the new kids appropriating phrases, this one pretty much became Elvis's signature and later became the logo for his business interests. The brand image features a lightning strike and the letters TCB. If you take a trip around Graceland you'll see the logo in his den and on the tail of his private jet. Love it, uh-huh!
"You're Fired" - Donald Trump
Spawned for the reality TV show The Apprentice, this phrase has been repeated globally as the show has been franchised across the planet. Trump though being the originator of the saying that concludes contestants' participation tried to copyright it, he failed.
"Fo Shizzle" - Snoop Doggy Dogg
Not just a saying more an entire dialect. Simple though it is, replacing the end of any word with 'izzle' is a fun and familiar practice thanks to the Dogfather. Fo shizzle it was quizzle to sizzle (For sure it was quarter to six).
"Yeah Boyee" - Flavor Flav
This is another entry from the rap world, this time Public Enemy's hype man, Flavor Flav. As part of his act to get the crowd going Flav would scream 'yeah boyee'. It is used now to indicate satisfaction, or a win of some kind. To celebrate his 50th birthday Flav recorded the longest ever 'yeah boyee' such is his continuing association with the phrase. I'll let you find out for yourself just how long it was.
"That's Hot" - Paris Hilton
Love her or hate her, you can't deny the infiltration into modern dialect of the term 'that's hot' to imply something is 'cool', is that irony? And she managed to get a bit further than Trump too, Paris actually trademarked the saying!
"Bootylicious" - Destiny's Child
Ok so here's a fact. Snoop is responsible for this one too! However in 2001, nine years after Snoop's use of it, the women of DC changed its meaning from 'weak' to something along the lines of 'voluptuous toosh' when they used it as a title for one of their many hits. Beyonce, can you handle this... ooh, err.
"I'll Be Back" - Arnold Schwarzenegger
This might be an oldie, but it's a goodie. This wasn't something that was lost on Arnold as he worked the campaign trail to become governor of California, rehashing many of his quips into his political rhetoric including this one. It's a classic, you can't be mad at him...
David Games researches and writes about general trivia and entertainment for the Christmas presents company Find Me A Gift.
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