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”. 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," 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.”

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

• glaze
• pour honey in one's ear