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said the thing

said the thing phrase: 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.

Phrase

said the thing

  1. (Internet) 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.
    • Doc Brown: "If we could somehow harness this lightning, channel it into the flux capacitor, it just might work. Next Saturday night, we're sending you back... to the future!"
      Viewer: "He said it! He said the thing!"

Origin of said the thing

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.

Questions about said the thing

What does said the thing mean?
Said the thing means 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.
What part of speech is said the thing?
Said the thing is a phrase.

Words near said the thing in the dictionary

  1. said someone's prayers
  2. said the actress to the bishop
  3. said the bishop to the actress
  4. said the quiet part loud
  5. said the quiet part out loud
  6. said the thing
  7. said the word
  8. said to oneself
  9. said uncle
  10. said when
  11. said word one

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