Etymology

Elvis has left the building

Today it means: A phrase used to announce the end of a show, usually one performed by an Elvis impersonator. Full definition →

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The story

Announced by promoter Al Dvorin at the end of Elvis Presley's concerts in the 1970s as a means to prevent pandemonium and mobbing.

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