semper ubi sub ubi

English

Etymology

Dog Latin, from always where under where, punning on the pronunciation.

Proverb

semper ubi sub ubi

1. (humorous, motto) Always wear underwear.
   • 2004, Bill Sherk, 500 Years of New Words (page 138)

     And on the subject of “below” or “under,” there is the famous line that every student of Latin knows by heart: Semper ubi sub ubi.

   • 2010, Richard A. Davis, The Intangibles of Leadership, page xii:

     Kids, always remember these words: semper ubi sub ubi.

   • 2019, Michael Mitchell, Final Fire: A Memoir:

     While our teacher conducts a declension drill we busily draw jock straps and pushup bras on the statuary in our Living Latin textbooks. We pass notes with crude Latin jokes — Semper ubi sub ubi — Always wear underwear. Snigger, snigger.