the turns have tabled
English
editEtymology
editModeled on "the tables have turned," it emerged shortly after the similar phrase "how the turntables," which originates from the episode “Broke” of the American mockumentary sitcom television series The Office, which aired on 23 April 2009.
Phrase
edit- (Internet slang, humorous) Synonym of the tables have turned. [from 2009]
- 2009 April 28, @thecarissaclark, Twitter[1], archived from the original on 2024-07-22:
- Ohhh how the turns have tabled
- 2010, Ross M. Hudson, “No Air Play”, in Paid Admission for One: Collected Poems and Prose, […], page 33:
- The turns have tabled on this glorious fable.
- 2020 August 13, @AshkeaKurt, Twitter[2], archived from the original on 29 August 2023:
- i say 'turns have tabled' a lot and now it feels weird to say 'tables have turned'and it seems like the turns have tabled indeed idk why im tweeting this
- 2020 November 19, Malindy Hetfeld, “Anno 1800 announces Season 3 pass with beautiful teaser”, in PC Gamer[3], archived from the original on 2023-01-28:
- Just four months ago, Ubisoft seemingly had no plans to release a third season pass for Anno 1800, at least according to comments made by brand manager Marcel Hatam(opens in new tab) at the time. But with the success of Season 2, the turns have tabled, and Season 3 has become a reality.
- 2021 April 7, u/godcheese, “The Rise and Fall of Multimedia Gaming Devices”, in Reddit[4], r/truegaming, archived from the original on 29 August 2023:
- Its almost as if the turns have tabled as well in this regard. We want more gaming functionality in our portable multimedia devices.
- 2022 June 21, @JoseOchoaTV, Twitter[5], archived from the original on 29 August 2023:
- But I thought if they took a "break" they would give others a chance... oh how the turns have tabled