15 Phrases invented by Seinfeld

 

Close Talkers and Double Dippers: 15 Phrases ‘Seinfeld’ Spawned Pictures | Rolling Stone

Shrinkage, spongeworthy, serenity now: check out the memorable terms that the popular sitcom have embedded into the culture

Source: www.rollingstone.com/tv/pictures/close-talkers-and-double-dippers-15-phrases-seinfeld-spawned-20140702

Are you a close talker or a double dipper? It is a real sign of the popularity of a show when it has begun to affect our very language. All shows can produce new phrases. People do it all the time. But it is when a show is this popular and produces new words and phrases so often that it can have a large effect on a language.

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