In good Southern fashion, using Cain to say "These kids aren't being good" is just one of the many clever phrases people from ...

Some of the words are cutesy (kerfuffle, jubilee). Others are onomatopoeic, with a similar sound to the idea they’re describing (meow, clink, squeak). Some are bizarre sounding (for example, syzygy: ...

What does "craic" mean in Ireland? You'll likely hear this Irish word on your next trip to the country. And trust us, you'll ...

Google’s AI Overview thinks likewise. Rather than admit ignorance, the software gives any mystery phrase a go, be that a ...

Meaning: A very short sleep. A nap means to sleep for a short while. A cat nap is even shorter, and 40 winks is shorter still. Use it: As sailors had to be alert at all times the best they could ...

nonsensical idioms as if they were real. According to Google's AI Overview (via @gregjenner on Bluesky), "You can't lick a badger twice" means you can't trick or deceive someone a second time ...

AI Overview helpfully explained that this expression means that you can’t deceive someone a second time after they’ve already been tricked once — which seems like a reasonable explanation ...

The point is, it's a lot of fun to make up idioms and watch Google's AI overview try its hardest to tell you what it means (via Futurism). We've had a lot of fun with this on the hardware team.