with blackjack and hookers

English

Etymology

From the episode "The Series Has Landed" (1999) of the American animated sitcom Futurama, which includes a running gag involving the robot character Bender stating that he will build his own versions of tourist attractions after being excluded from them, but "with blackjack and hookers" added.

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

with blackjack and hookers

  1. (US, slang, humorous) Enhanced; improved. Said of a new competing product or service compared to an existing one.
    • 2021, L.C. Mawson, Ember Academy for Young Witches: Books 1-6: The Complete Series, L.C. Mawson
      You're suggesting that I start my own Themiscyra, with blackjack and hookers?” Maria frowned. “Well, you could have whatever you wanted. It would be your own island. Though, of course, I would argue for legalised sex work.” “You would?
    • 2023 September 7, Emma Southon, A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
      An exception was the Gallic Empire led by Postumus. This mini empire consisted of the Roman provinces of Gaul, Germania, Britannia and (briefly) Hispania. It had broken away and started its own thing (with blackjack and hookers) in 260 CE, rejecting the wider Roman Empire entirely.
  • I'm going to build my own X with blackjack and hookers! In fact, forget the X (snowclone)