beddie-bye

Now they tell me the Lakers are going to go ahead and play tonight without Chick sitting behind the microphone, and I’m concerned about listening to the radio that I won’t know which way the Lakers will be going on the 94-by-50 hunk of wood, or who’s building a house—you know, throwing up bricks—and whether the 24-second clock has been put to beddie-bye.

2001 December 20, T[homas] J[ohn] Simers, “Operation Looks Good With Word’s-Eye View”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2026

Another took issue with waiters who come to the table, introduce themselves, then announce, “I’ll be taking care of you tonight.” This reader wonders: “Is this supposed to make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside? Is this supposed to induce some sort of Freudian trip back to the womb? Is my server going to cut my food for me and then tuck me in when it’s time for beddie-bye?”

2010 September 27, Elissa Gootman, “Dinner, Readers Agree, Should Not Be ‘Worked On’”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jun 2024

He was 5 years old. He's now 9. I think I just stopped paying those bills. OK. So, sweetie, need to go in, get nice clean jammies on. Brush your teeth and then we'll hop into beddie-bye and we'll get a book, OK?

2012 October 21, Graham Gray, “Working It: Struggling Through A Layoff”, in National Public Radio, Washington, D.C.: National Public Radio, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2012