Meaning of that's what he said | Babel Free

Definitions

A male equivalent of that's what she said, in which the joke draws attention to something a male lover might say.

Examples

“Oscar, would you reach over and touch his thing? That's what he said! Right, guys? Cause of gay?”

“It became such a staple that meta-jokes were tacked on to prolong its life, like non-verbal TWSS winks and attempts at the gender-balanced "That's what he said."”

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