by Jimbojones November 14, 2023

N.B: this expression is supposed to be used mainly by WASPs when talking to other WASPs, but this is not mandatory; non-WASPs can, but again this is not mandatory, use other perfectly correct English translations of the same Latin phrase, such a 'grab life by the horns', among others.
(as a pun variation on the Ford F-150 commercial line' grab life by the horns'), this is one of the many possible English translations of the Latin phrase carpe diem.
(as a pun variation on the Ford F-150 commercial line' grab life by the horns'), this is one of the many possible English translations of the Latin phrase carpe diem.
as to who may have first used the expression grab capitalism by the balls to translate the Latin phrase carpe diem, IMHO as a history major, I would probably have to say it would have been the 'founders' of modern Western WASP capitalism, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, but i doubt it they would have used the exact same words.
by Sexydimma June 12, 2013

by tomato sauce guy March 12, 2018

(Playing Basketball)
Hey man, pass the bik ball!
(Playing Football)
Did you see how fast the bik ball was moving? Crazy!
Hey man, pass the bik ball!
(Playing Football)
Did you see how fast the bik ball was moving? Crazy!
by CicadaVEVO February 6, 2022

A speed ball is coke & heroin but a Whiffle-Ball is caffeine and weed. I don't mess with the hard stuff, let's make a Whiffle-Ball and go to the movies.
by Sweetie-Pie-1968 June 17, 2021
