that's what he said

English

Phrase

that's what he said

1. A male equivalent of that's what she said, in which the joke draws attention to something a male lover might say.
   • 2009 February 1, Paul Lieberstein, “Stress Relief”, in Jeffrey Blitz, director, The Office, season 5, episodes 14-15, spoken by Michael Scott (Steve Carell):

     Oscar, would you reach over and touch his thing? That's what he said! Right, guys? Cause of gay?

   • [2014 January 24, Daniel A. Gross, “That's What She Said: The Rise and Fall of the 2000s' Best Bad Joke”, in The Atlantic‎^[1], archived from the original on 2022-07-07:

     It became such a staple that meta-jokes were tacked on to prolong its life, like non-verbal TWSS winks and attempts at the gender-balanced "That's what he said."]

References

• “that's what he said”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.