Meaning of semper ubi sub ubi | Babel Free

Definitions

Always wear underwear. (Literally, ‘always where under where’).

humorous

Examples

“And on the subject of “below” or “under,” there is the famous line that every student of Latin knows by heart: Semper ubi sub ubi.”

“Kids, always remember these words: semper ubi sub ubi.”

“While our teacher conducts a declension drill we busily draw jock straps and pushup bras on the statuary in our Living Latin textbooks. We pass notes with crude Latin jokes — Semper ubi sub ubi — Always wear underwear. Snigger, snigger.”

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