that's what she said en · X
Pronunciation
Etymology
First attested in the early 20th century. She refers to the speaker's imagined sexual partner.
Meanings
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(humorous, idiomatic) A joking retort that draws attention to the possibility of sexual innuendo in what was just said.
Some seemed bored and irritated by the priapic yahooism and overwillingness of peers to read a sexual double entendre into the most innocuous remark. "No matter what you say," said one student, "someone is going to respond with ‘That's what she said.’ "
2008 March 2, Ron Fletcher, “In the Internet Age, a few lessons about bad jokes, good taste”, in Boston Globe, retrieved 07 Apr 2009:Coordinate term: that's what he said
Arthur: "That assignment took me all week to finish. It was so long and hard." Bob: "That's what she said."
So this morning we pulled up a pumpkin-pancake recipe on the kitchen laptop. Just one problem: My wife couldn't read it from where she was mixing. "Can't you make it bigger?" she asked. (Go ahead, insert your own "that's what she said" joke here. No class.)
2008 November 24, Rick Broida, “Quick Tip: Increase the Font Size in Your Browser”, in PCWorld.com, retrieved 07 Apr 2009:
Relateds
I've never heard it called that before · innuendo · get one's mind out of the gutter · as the actress said to the bishop · nudge nudge wink wink · I hardly know her
Translations (8)
de das hat sie gesagt (retort) · da det sagde hun også i går (retort) · de das hat sie auch gesagt (retort) · nb sa brura (retort) · fi ...sano entinen likka! (retort) · nl dat zei mijn vrouw vannacht ook (retort) · es eso fue lo que ella dijo (retort) · sv ...sade flickan. (retort)