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if it fits, I sits

if it fits, I sits phrase: a domestic cat, out of instinctual habit, will sit in any empty box or other container of any size that is left unattended.

Phrase

if it fits, I sits

  1. (Internet, humorous) A domestic cat, out of instinctual habit, will sit in any empty box or other container of any size that is left unattended.

Forms of if it fits, I sits

alternative formif I fits, I sits

Origin of if it fits, I sits

Chosen for the rhyme. The expression stems from a jocular wordplay on the slogan "If It Fits, It Ships" adopted by the USPS for its holiday advertising campaign in 2009. Its earliest known appearance is from an image macro series posted on the ICanHasCheezburger blog on October 10th, 2011.

Questions about if it fits, I sits

What does if it fits, I sits mean?
If it fits, I sits means a domestic cat, out of instinctual habit, will sit in any empty box or other container of any size that is left unattended.
What part of speech is if it fits, I sits?
If it fits, I sits is a phrase.

Words near if it fits, I sits in the dictionary

  1. if it ain't broken, don't fix it
  2. if it ain't busted, don't fix it
  3. if it ain't snowing, I ain't going
  4. if it be so
  5. if it bleeds, it leads
  6. if it fits, I sits
  7. if it had not been for
  8. if it had teeth, it'd bite one
  9. if it isn't
  10. if it kills one
  11. if it looks like a duck

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