Ms. D's definitions

Kettle

An abbreviated response based on the expression, "That's like the pot calling the kettle black." It is a response made when the speaker has just said something that the listner thinks the speaker is just as guilty of as whoever the speaker was criticizing.

"I can't believe he went through the buffet line again."
"Kettle! Didn't you go for extra desert!"

by Ms. D May 8, 2006