Is someone dull as ditchwater or dishwater? The more common phrase, which came into use much earlier, is ditchwater. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Dull as Ditchwater vs. Dishwater”
On our Facebook page, Lindsay Klaus asked,
Which is the correct phrase, dull as ditch water or dull as dish water?
And you know, this was one of these things where I looked at it and thought,
Well, how can Lindsay not know this? It’s dull as dish water.
But you know what? You go back.
It’s ditch water.
It’s ditch water.
I had no idea.
And a lot of people chimed in and posted links to different dictionary entries.
And sure enough, dull as ditch water is a much earlier phrase and more common.
How about that?
How about that?
