Grime Fighters
This maid from Family Guy is known for ignoring orders, treating the house as if it were her own, and frequently saying, "No, no, no."
Who is Consuela?
To start over completely, forgetting past mistakes, is to start from what.
What is a clean slate?
When you have 10 minutes before a room check, throwing everything into these large fabric bags can make your room look instantly tidy.
What are laundry bags?
This Ariana Grande hit uses the metaphor of thanking someone for the "love" while clearly moving on to something better.
What is Thank You, Next?
This fictional character sings the lyrics: "Clean up, clean up / Everybody everywhere / Clean up, clean up / Everybody do your share.”
Who is Barney the Dinosaur?
This janitor is a main character on Abbott Elementary, known for his random, unbelievable facts and his bald head.
Who is Mr. Johnson?
To publicly reveal embarrassing or damaging information about someone is to do this, as if tossing out dirty linens.
What is airing dirty laundry?
This pantry staple, left open in a fridge, absorbs odors so your ramen doesn't taste like last week's leftover Chinese food.
What is baking soda?
In this Taylor Swift song, she sings about taking her things and leaving a relationship behind, declaring the title of the song.
What is We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together?
This English rock band sang the lyrics: "I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping," in the song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”
Who are The Beatles?
Played by the late Robin Williams, this is the Scottish housekeeper identity assumed by a divorced father trying to win back custody of his children.
Who is Mrs. Doubtfire?
To thoroughly defeat someone or something is to do this, as if removing them from a competition with a broom.
What is sweep the floor with them?
To clean a microwave without scrubbing, heat this citrus fruit's juice in a bowl of water for three minutes, then wipe away the grime.
What is lemon?
This Gloria Gaynor disco anthem is the ultimate "I survived and I'm moving on" breakup song.
What is I Will Survive?
This American lo-fi bedroom artist sings the lyrics: "I dust the windows, the shutters, the channels / Sweeping under rugs," in the song Glory of the Snow
Who is Clairo?
This Oscar-winning film follows a struggling single mother who works as a maid in 1960s Mississippi, navigating race, class, and the homes of white families.
What is The Help?
When you admit defeat or acknowledge that someone else is superior, you do this.
What is throw in the towel?
This tool, often used for paint rollers, is actually the most effective way to remove lint, hair, and dust from upholstery between vacuumings.
What are lint-rollers?
This 1995 hit by Shania Twain is about a woman who refuses to be mistreated anymore by unimpressive men, with a very iconic line as the title.
What is That Don’t Impress Me Much?
This Barbadian singer sang the lyrics “I’m killin time, you know / bleachin’ your clothes” in her song “Breakin’ Dishes”
Who is Rihanna?
This is the family's housekeeper on The Brady Bunch, played by Ann B. Davis.
Who is Alice Walker?
When a politician or celebrity repairs their damaged reputation after a scandal, they are attempting to do this.
What is clean up their image?
Before moving out, students use this common hygiene product to fill small nail holes in dorm walls, a trick landlords have long since caught onto.
What is toothpaste?
This 1973 hit by Dolly Parton was written as a farewell to her duet partner Porter Wagoner, expressing gratitude while moving on to a solo career.
What is I Will Always Love You?
This American country singer sang the lyrics "Mama scrubbed the floor / And we all helped with the chores / In the warmth of that old potbelly stove." in her song “My Tennessee Mountain Home”
Who is Dolly Parton?