Ivory-sure

This two-word term quickly describes the mindset of an entity who is as certain as possible with the obvious possible exception of being mistaken by reason of being human, all members of said species being prone to make mistakes.

The term is derived from the 19th century slogan of Ivory Soap, first sold in 1879 with the taglines "It Floats" and it's "99 and 44/100 Percent Pure."

The strangely precise figure was derived from independent laboratory tests conducted in 1881 that discovered that Ivory soap only contained 0.56% impurities. Impurities in this sense meaning anything other than fat or alkali, the basic content of most soap." So, qualifying any statement with the addition of the term "Ivory-sure" means being as sure as is humanly possible.

"Are you sure that your cousin won't spoil our little party?"
"Ivory-sure, friend. The party is on."

by A. D'Venture July 18, 2023

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sure as buttons

When you are absolutely sure of something but must exclaim that its diffidently true and accurate.

A button is always sure of itself. It's either pressed or not, buttoned up or not, clasped or unclasped.

CFO: Are you sure that the competitive analysis shows that we are outperforming our competitor?
Finance manager: Sure as buttons. The reports are as accurate as can be.

by 000Six_Six000 December 14, 2022

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Are you sure?

For when you gotta double check with someone about something, you use this word.
i.e when someone is really unsure and you want to be clear they chose something

i.e

mark: guess who's finally getting their powers?
omniman: are you sure?
mark: threw a trashbag, into space, at work.
omniman: are you sure?

by the are you sure guy March 31, 2025

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