moneymaker

[Ben Zimmer]

On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 8:19 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>
> Every reader of HDAS knows by now which bodily parts of "female sex
> workers" this originally referred to.
>
> Now it means your face.
>
> CNN: "Protect the moneymaker!" (Advice for when you're staring at a  foul
> ball heading your way.)
>
> But maybe it only means your face if you're a TV personality.
>
> In that case, OK.

>From Season 1, Episode 12 of "Community" ("Comparative Religion,"
aired 12/10/2009):
Pierce [Chevy Chase]: Are you telling me you've never been punched in the face?
Jeff [Joel McHale]: No, thank god. This is the moneymaker.
http://communityquotes.net/112.php

(I was just binge-watching Season 1 on a trans-Pacific flight.)

--bgz


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