What does salad days mean? I've heard the term used to describe past better days, but what does that have to do with salad? Also, when was the phrase coined?

Jul 30, 2020 · Just addressing the expression “salad days”, I would say that (despite the dictionaries) its limited contemporary use reflects that fact that it is more a literary or poetic metaphor than old …

An outline of the origins, uses and etymology of the phrase and its relation (s) can be found by Barry Popik. A summary: The expressive flip side to “chicken salad” is “chicken feathers” (a euphemism for …

Oct 19, 2018 · Here's to X, Please raise your glasses to X, I'd like to propose a toast to X*,... But we don't use the term youth days - just youth (or salad days if you're feeling poetic).

Oct 10, 2016 · Quite simply, where does the term "word salad" come from? I've found it a very frustrating thing to try to do web searches on, as it typically gets munged into searching about the …

Oct 30, 2017 · I don't recall confab at all - in my salad days it was always conflab. Not that it was ever common. 70s equivalent of "geeky slang", I'd say. Good riddance.

Jun 13, 2022 · Even though calendars in the US show Sunday at the beginning of the week, Monday is still generally considered the beginning of the week because of traditional work days.

@Wayne, is it such a surprising thought? Shakespeare died in 1616, but "wild goose chase," "salad days," and many other common idioms have not changed in meaning since he used them.

It capitalizes the first term in “Brussels sprouts” and “French toast,” but lowercases “french fries” and “caesar salad.” Our former employer, the New York Times, recommends in its style guide that …

Nov 6, 2014 · In this case, it's a very colourful, unusual, indeed Shakespearean adjective, laden to overflowing with meaning and thought. But then, he's Shakespeare ... consider our salad days. Also …