Meaning of who's on first | Babel Free

Definitions

A situation in which confusion arises due to homophones and similar misunderstandings.

Examples

“This pride of sponsorship, rather than pride of rating, seems to have been lost in the welter of decimal points and who's-on-firsts.”

“With that, you'll know she knows how you feel — which relieves you of the supposed-tos, the what-ifs, the what's-my-moves and the who's-on-firsts, and frees you just to see how it all turns out.”

““Goddess, Mistress. I'm sorry, Mistress.” I felt a who's-on-first moment coming on.”

“But Rose interprets the remark as a statement that the girl is having a party herself, which leads to a “Who's on first?” comedy of errors.”

“This 'who's on first' conversation continued, both of us getting more and more frustrated than the other, until it hit me.”

“(The Japanese car model is a Sosumi, as we learn in a Who's on First? comic exchange; Gribble recently dealt with a case involving an Isuyu.)”

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