IITYWYBAD

English

Phrase

IITYWYBAD

1. Initialism of if I tell you, will you buy another drink?.
   • 1939, John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath‎^[1], published 2014, page 160:

     The signs on cards, picked out with shining mica: Pies Like Mother Used to Make. Credit Makes Enemies, Let's Be Friends. Ladies May Smoke But Be Careful Where You Lay Your Butts. Eat Here and Keep Your Wife for a Pet. IITYWYBAD?

   • 1995, William J. Leonard, Where thousands fell‎^[2], page 85:

     I saw a tank one day with the cabalistic letters "IITYWYBAD" on its side, and wondered if it were the name of some South Pacific Campaign or battleground; later I learned that it meant […]

Usage notes

• Used as a humorous sign in bars etc., encouraging customers to ask what the abbreviation stands for.
• Used without explanation in John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath.