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If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a ca
If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake
An expression of delighted surprise at finding someone whose appearance was unanticipated. The title of a 1950 hit record by Eileen Barton, the phrase quickly caught on, and for at least a decade thereafter anyone who appeared where least expected was likely to be greeted with “If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake.”
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Keld | | - | Danish |
Tiwlip | | - | Welsh |
Powell | | ['pəuəl] | |
Malte | | MAHL-tə (German) | Danish, Swedish, German |
Velma | | VEL-mə | English |
Agni | | - | Hinduism, Indian, Hindi |