List of 30 Words or Phrases That Came From Movies


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Need some English words that came from movies? Try this handy list of relevant terms. Here you'll find words that are first found in particular movies and probably originated there.
Word/Phrase Origin
As if From Clueless (1995).
Bucket list From The Bucket List (2007).
Catfish From Catfish (2010).
Cowabunga From Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990).
Derp From BASEketball (1998).
Do you want to play a game? From Saw (2004).
Don’t think, feeeeeeel From Enter the Dragon (1973).
Droid From Star Wars (1977).
Gaslighting From Gaslight (1944).
Go ahead, make my day From Sudden Impact (1983).
Hakuna matata From The Lion King (1994).
I pity the fool From Rocky III (1982).
Life is like a box of chocolates From Forrest Gump (1994).
Mudblood From the Harry Potter franchise (2002–2011).
My bad From Clueless (1995).
My precious From The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003).
Negative, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full From Top Gun (1986).
Nobody puts Baby in the corner From Dirty Dancing (1987).
Party on, dudes! From Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989).
Savvy From Pirates of the Caribbean (2003).
Schwing From Wayne's World (1992).
Show me the money From Jerry Maguire (1996).
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious From Mary Poppins (1964).
The dark side From Star Wars (1977).
The numbers all go to 11 From This Is Spinal Tap (1984).
To infinity and beyond From Toy Story (1995).
Truffle shuffle From The Goonies (1985).
Unobtainium From The Core (2003) and Avatar (2009).
Wax on, wax off From The Karate Kid (1984).
You’re toast From Ghostbusters (1984).



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