Etymology Journal · L
Let's blow this popsicle stand
Meaning
- A casual, slightly goofy way to suggest that it is time to leave a location. It implies you have had enough of the current situation and are ready to go home.
Playful, informal
Used in a sentence
- This meeting is going nowhere, let's blow this popsicle stand.
- I am ready for dinner, let's blow this popsicle stand.
- If you are finished with your drink, let's blow this popsicle stand.
The backstory
This is a mid-20th-century Americanism. It is a playful way to sound like a teenager from a 1950s sitcom.
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