phrase
Meaning 1
Why not both; both.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, humorous
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phrase
Why not both; both.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, humorous
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish ¿por qué no los dos? (literally “why not both?”). Originating as a catchphrase from a 2009 Old El Paso commercial for a packaged taco-making kit that contains hard and soft tortillas. In the advertisement, a group of people argue over whether hard or soft tacos are better, to which a young girl proposes “¿por qué no los dos?” (“why not both?”, subtitled as “why don't we have both?”).