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I hardly know her

phrase
/aɪ ˈhɑɹd.li noʊ‿əɹ/US

Etymology

From the fact that a word ending in /əɹ/ (usually ⟨-er⟩ or ⟨-or⟩) sounds like a verb followed by “her” as the direct object.

Definitions

  1. A joking retort that draws attention to the possibility of sexual innuendo when a word…

    A joking retort that draws attention to the possibility of sexual innuendo when a word ends with a schwar.

    • Person 1: My face is breaking out again, I gotta go buy new cleanser. Person 2: Cleanser? I hardly know her!
    • Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson): How many people a year do you think get their arms cut off in a baler? Michael Scott (Steve Carrell): Baler? I hardly know her.
    • Bangor? I hardly know her! *the audience erupts in laughter as I do a silly little dance*

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for I hardly know her. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA