Olive the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names


What's the meaning of the phrase 'Olive the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names'?

Misheard lyric.

What's the origin of the phrase 'Olive the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names'?

Misheard version of ‘all of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names’, from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

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Gary Martin

Writer and researcher on the origins of phrases and the creator of the Phrase Finder website. Over the past 26 years more than 700 million of his pages have been downloaded by readers. He is one of the most popular and trusted sources of information on phrases and idioms.
Olive the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names

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