IITYWYBAD

English Phrase phr en if I tell you, will you buy another drink?. en w:The Grapes of Wrath 160 https://books.google.com/books?isbn=067001690X w:John Steinbeck 1939 2014 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? en Where thousands fell 85 https://books.google.com/books?id=i2PxAAAAMAAJ William J. Leonard 1995 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. en Drinking