be there and be square

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the phrase be there or be square. Originally in The Simpsons, episode "Mayored to the Mob", aired in 1998.

Phrase[edit]

be there and be square

  1. (slang, humorous) Used to encourage someone to go somewhere considered nerdy.
    • 2000, Network World, volume 17, number 40, page 74:
      All nerds welcome. Be there... and be square.
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