All your base are belong to us
WiktionaryText

Etymology


Mistranslation of "君達の基地は、全てCATSがいただいた (in original context: we (CATS) have taken all of your bases)."

This grammatically incorrect "Engrish" phrase originated in the English subtitles to the game Zero Wing and became a catch phrase and a phenomenon.

Phrase


  1. Generally used to tout victory over an opponent, or simply to be amusing.
 
x
OK