pour honey on

English

Etymology

A aphorism first quoted by boxing heavyweight Riddick Bowe in a February 1993 edition of New York Magazine: "If you see me in a fight with a bear, do me a favor—pour honey on me”.[1] Later in a 2023 Instagram post by Lebron James: "If you ever see me fighting in the forest with a Grizzly bear, HELP THE BEAR [crown emoji]" to which Shannon Sharpe replied "I'm pouring honey on you GOAT,"[2] both referring to a variation on Bowe’s aphorism. An earlier variation by Shannon Sharpe in a Twitter post in 2017: “IF* you see me and a bear fighting pour honey on me and help the bear.”[3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

pour honey on (third-person singular simple present pours honey on, present participle pouring honey on, simple past and past participle poured honey on)

  1. (slang, idiomatic, transitive) To praise or encourage wholeheartedly.
    • 2024 April 30, @_312DARIUS, Twitter‎[2]:
      You tryna pour honey on a midget lol
    • 2024 May 1, @stymead, Twitter‎[3]:
      Tyrese Maxey i would pour honey on you but you play for the sixers you can get a fist bump lil nigga 🤜🏾
    • 2024 May 31, @listenandshit, Twitter‎[4]:
      Y'all Be Pouring Honey On Anybody

See also

References

  1. ^ Smith, Chris (8 February 1993) Big Bopper: Heavyweight Champ Riddick Bowe Straight Out Of Brooklyn‎[1], volume 26, no. 6, New York Magazine, retrieved 14 July 2024, page 45
  2. ^ “I'm Pouring Honey on You GOAT”, in Know Your Meme, website first launched 2007
  3. ^ Template:cite tweet
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