By this point, Bravo has become a language and housewives should be paid writers for inventing it. The network's "Real Housewives" stars, who appear in all ten cities from Orange County to Potomac, manage to come up with dark jokes, clever reads and the likes that even the best sitcom writers can't come up with. Surprising quip.
Housewives quips have been the preferred method of communication for Bravo fans for more than a decade, showing that no matter where you are from in the world, you can instantly speak the same dialect and feel a connection to its origins. And they've become a source of income for housewives themselves - if they're smart enough to stick those offers on anything they can sell.
Of course, some of 2023's now-infamous quips have found their way into the echelon of iconic Real Housewives references, some of which fans are sure to use for years to come. Here are the 13 best housewives quips, catchphrases, and downright weird quotes of 2023.
"I've been playing."
When Mary Cosby asked Lisa Barlow on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City if she had a mute button, she immediately responded, becoming both a motivational slogan among Bravo fans and a representative of Lisa. My time as a housewife so far.
“A couple of my friends are moving to Tribeca, and the neighborhood is really up and coming.”
In fact, TriBeCa (as it's officially punctuated) is Manhattan's most expensive neighborhood. But Jessel Taank says Bravo fans are seeing it differently now that The Real Housewives of New York City is "coming soon." Even Tribeca native Erin Lichy, visibly offended by the comment, eventually moved out of Tribeca, a testament to Jessel's influence.
“Is that Juan Dixon from the Himalayas?”
Only Candiace Dillard Bassett could bring to life such widely debated topics on The Real Housewives of Potomac (like Robyn Dixon's response to her husband Juan misdeeds not public) and turned it into such a sharp yet catchy phrase. God bless Candace’s brain.
"You said I'm a pornographer!"
In fact, Whitney Rose didn't call Mary Cosby a "pornographic piece" on RHOSLC , as she initially thought. But it does make for a memorable quote.
"Thank you, you're welcome."
Denise Richards may not be a Real Housewife anymore, but her cameo on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Dinner From Hell in 2023 will go down in history. Yes, she did say "thank you" and "you're welcome" to herself during the conversation, and the dinner was so chaotic that everyone in attendance didn't participate - except for the biggest fans, of course.
“I had to have liposuction or I wouldn’t get paid.”
Sonya Morgan may not be on RHONY anymore, but her new spinoff Welcome to Bass Lake with Luann de Lesseps is full of brutally honest quips you'd expect if they were still on the show .
"I don't have any shoes on, you guys."
Only a housewife can cry over her shoes during an emotional moment, which means RHOSLC newbie Monica Garcia is a perfect fit. Angie Katsenevas can relate to this, too, and Jen Shah went viral when she threw $1,500 worth of shoes over a boat in Season 3 focus on.
"You make the mistake of thinking I don't care."
After almost a full season of constant attacks and random accusations from cast members, Heather Dubrow finally let Tamra Judge appear in the season finale of The Real Housewives of Orange County , Developing a sharp and cool line that only fancy pants can pull off.
"That's not your mother, is it?"
The fight between RHOP 's Wendy Osefo and newbie Nneka Ikim over whether Wendy's mom was doing some kind of witchcraft on Nneka, Mia Thornton spotted a crow and asked the question nonchalantly, as if This is a normal lunch topic. Wendy may be angry, but it's frankly the only laugh-out-loud moment in this confusing, long, and downright boring drama.
"Wuuuuumorssss and naaaasssstinessssss about her."
You have to quote this quip, which translates to "rumors and nastiness" in English, referring to RHOSLC newbie Angie Katsanevas' husband, with Meredith Marks' vaguely fake British accent. This is Bravo's Law.
"You. Can. Leave ."
Meredith's slurred rant outside a Palm Springs restaurant turned into a more powerful rant inside the restaurant, leading to Angie issuing this ominous and hilarious command without actually leaving. Instead, Meredith tries to get Chad (the waiter, not the security guard) to escort her out of the hotel, to no avail.
"Don't come in my bathtub!"
Yes, Meredith Marks has 3 RHOSLC quips on this list, because that's what you get when you get defensive about something as ridiculous as a bathtub on Bravo.
"Say their names!"
RHOBH star Sutton Stracke repeated this command to Kyle Richards until it was permanently etched in the Bravo lexicon. Say their names.
Honorable Mention: “You are a worm with a mustache!” — James Kennedy
James Kennedy is not a Real Housewife, which means he technically doesn't qualify for this list. But in all fairness, Vanderpump Rules is a spinoff of Housewives , and the dig at Tom Sandoval during the season 10 mid-season reunion couldn't be ignored.
If it deserves a Bravo Award, it also deserves an Honorable Mention.
