--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Last time I looked in the dictionary, my…" description: "\"Last time I looked in the dictionary, my name's Ron Burgundy. - Ron Burgundy\" — Anchorman" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f9/anchorman-18945_last-time_last-time-i-looked-in-the-dictionary-my_1193004.jpg" --- # Last time I looked in the dictionary, my name's Ron… ![“Last time I looked in the dictionary, my name's Ron Burgundy. - Ron Burgundy” quote by Anchorman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f9/anchorman-18945_last-time_last-time-i-looked-in-the-dictionary-my_1193004.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f9/anchorman-18945_last-time_last-time-i-looked-in-the-dictionary-my_1193004.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f9/anchorman-18945_last-time_last-time-i-looked-in-the-dictionary-my_1193004.jpg) > “Last time I looked in the dictionary, my name's Ron Burgundy. - Ron Burgundy” Anchorman ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A humorous claim that the speaker's name appears in the dictionary, highlighting ego and absurdity. **In simple terms:** Ron Burgundy jokes about his name. Key Takeaway Recognize humor in self‑importance. Themes ego humor identity media pop culture Mood playful lighthearted Type humorous pop culture When to use this quote - social media bios - personal introductions - marketing slogans Key Concepts self‑image satire branding Questions to Reflect On - Do you enjoy jokes about self‑importance? - How does humor affect perception? A Different Perspective The joke may rely on audience familiarity with the character. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Burgundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/burgundy/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) ## Related quotes > [Veronica Corningstone: For the entire Channel 4 news team, I'm Veronica Corningstone. Ron Burgundy: And I'm Ron Burgundy. Go fuck yourself, San Diego.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/veronica-corningstone-for-the-entire-channel-4-news-team-i-m-veronica/) Anchorman > [Well, I could be wrong, but I believe, uh, diversity is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/well-i-could-be-wrong-but-i-believe-uh-diversity-is-an-old-old-wooden/) Anchorman > [I'm in a glass case of emotion! - Ron Burgundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/i-m-in-a-glass-case-of-emotion-ron-burgundy/) Anchorman > [It's pronounced Sawn Dee-Ayy-Go. -Ron Burgundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman-2/it-s-pronounced-sawn-dee-ayy-go-ron-burgundy/) [Anchorman 2](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchorman-2/) > [Who the hell is Julius Ceasar? You know I don't follow the NBA! -Ron Burgundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman-2/who-the-hell-is-julius-ceasar-you-know-i-don-t-follow-the-nba-ron/) [Anchorman 2](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchorman-2/) > [Anchorman' is my favorite movie of all time and Ron Burgundy is one of my favorite characters of all time. It's my 'Gone With…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eva-mendes/anchorman-is-my-favorite-movie-of-all-time-and-ron-burgundy-is-one-of/) [Eva Mendes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eva-mendes/) > [By the hymen of Olivia Newton-John! -Ron Burgundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman-2/by-the-hymen-of-olivia-newton-john-ron-burgundy/) [Anchorman 2](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchorman-2/) > [“time per session and the number of words that your child looked up in the dictionary. Tap the Activity link in the top left…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amazon/time-per-session-and-the-number-of-words-that-your-child-looked-up-in/) Amazon > [Bartender: You know, times are changing. Ladies can do stuff now and you're going to learn how to deal with it. Ron Burgundy: What?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/bartender-you-know-times-are-changing-ladies-can-do-stuff-now-and-you/) Anchorman > [Ron Burgundy: You stay classy, San Diego. I'm Ron Burgundy? Ed Harken: Dammit. Who typed a question mark on the Teleprompter?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/ron-burgundy-you-stay-classy-san-diego-i-m-ron-burgundy-ed-harken/) Anchorman > [What? You pooped in the refrigerator? And you ate the whole... wheel of cheese? How'd you do that? Heck, I'm not even mad; that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/what-you-pooped-in-the-refrigerator-and-you-ate-the-whole-wheel-of/) Anchorman > [For just one night let's not be Co-workers. Let's be Co-people. -Ron Burgundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/for-just-one-night-let-s-not-be-co-workers-let-s-be-co-people-ron/) Anchorman > [It's so damn hot... milk was a bad choice. -Ron Burgundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/it-s-so-damn-hot-milk-was-a-bad-choice-ron-burgundy/) Anchorman > [I love scotch. Scotchy, scotch, scotch. Here it goes down, down into my belly. - Ron Burgundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/i-love-scotch-scotchy-scotch-scotch-here-it-goes-down-down-into-my/) Anchorman > [I'm gonna punch you in the ovary, that's what I'm gonna do. A straight shot. Right to the babymaker. -Ron Burgundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/i-m-gonna-punch-you-in-the-ovary-that-s-what-i-m-gonna-do-a-straight/) Anchorman ## More by Anchorman > [Oh Ron, there are literally thousands of other men that I should be with instead, but I am 72 percent sure that I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/oh-ron-there-are-literally-thousands-of-other-men-that-i-should-be/) Anchorman > [Take me to Pleasure Town. - Veronica Corningstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/take-me-to-pleasure-town-veronica-corningstone/) Anchorman > [What, you guys can't say one thing? Even the guy that can't think said something. You guys just stand there? Come on. -Wes Mantooth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/what-you-guys-can-t-say-one-thing-even-the-guy-that-can-t-think-said/) Anchorman > [For just one night let's not be Co-workers. Let's be Co-people. -Ron Burgundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/for-just-one-night-let-s-not-be-co-workers-let-s-be-co-people-ron/) Anchorman > [No, she gets a special cologne Its called Sex Panther by Odeon. Its illegal in nine countries Yep, its made with bits of real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/no-she-gets-a-special-cologne-its-called-sex-panther-by-odeon-its/) Anchorman > [Veronica Corningstone: For the entire Channel 4 news team, I'm Veronica Corningstone. Ron Burgundy: And I'm Ron Burgundy. Go fuck yourself, San Diego.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/veronica-corningstone-for-the-entire-channel-4-news-team-i-m-veronica/) Anchorman > [I don't know what we're yelling about! - Brick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/i-don-t-know-what-we-re-yelling-about-brick/) Anchorman > [Ron Burgundy: You stay classy, San Diego. I'm Ron Burgundy? Ed Harken: Dammit. Who typed a question mark on the Teleprompter?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/ron-burgundy-you-stay-classy-san-diego-i-m-ron-burgundy-ed-harken/) Anchorman > [I woke up on the floor of some Japanese family's rec room, and they would NOT stop screaming! -Champ Kind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/i-woke-up-on-the-floor-of-some-japanese-family-s-rec-room-and-they/) Anchorman > [Bartender: You know, times are changing. Ladies can do stuff now and you're going to learn how to deal with it. Ron Burgundy: What?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/bartender-you-know-times-are-changing-ladies-can-do-stuff-now-and-you/) Anchorman > [I'm gonna punch you in the ovary, that's what I'm gonna do. A straight shot. Right to the babymaker. -Ron Burgundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/i-m-gonna-punch-you-in-the-ovary-that-s-what-i-m-gonna-do-a-straight/) Anchorman > [What? You pooped in the refrigerator? And you ate the whole... wheel of cheese? How'd you do that? Heck, I'm not even mad; that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/what-you-pooped-in-the-refrigerator-and-you-ate-the-whole-wheel-of/) Anchorman > [I'm in a glass case of emotion! - Ron Burgundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/i-m-in-a-glass-case-of-emotion-ron-burgundy/) Anchorman > [Well, I could be wrong, but I believe, uh, diversity is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/well-i-could-be-wrong-but-i-believe-uh-diversity-is-an-old-old-wooden/) Anchorman > [It's so damn hot... milk was a bad choice. -Ron Burgundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/it-s-so-damn-hot-milk-was-a-bad-choice-ron-burgundy/) Anchorman Explore all 33 Anchorman quotes ## More Burgundy quotes > [I am not a heavy drinker, but I like a drop of white burgundy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-whitehouse/i-am-not-a-heavy-drinker-but-i-like-a-drop-of-white-burgundy/) [Paul Whitehouse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-whitehouse/) > [Well, I could be wrong, but I believe diversity is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-ferrell/well-i-could-be-wrong-but-i-believe-diversity-is-an-old-old-wooden/) [Will Ferrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-ferrell/) > [Burgundy makes you think of silly things; Bordeaux makes you talk about them, and Champagne makes you do them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-anthelme-brillat-savarin/burgundy-makes-you-think-of-silly-things-bordeaux-makes-you-talk/) [Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-anthelme-brillat-savarin/) > [I love Burgundy but my favourite is a Bordeaux - Chateau Leoville-Barton.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-linley/i-love-burgundy-but-my-favourite-is-a-bordeaux-chateau-leoville-barton/) [David Linley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-linley/) > [It's pronounced Sawn Dee-Ayy-Go. -Ron Burgundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman-2/it-s-pronounced-sawn-dee-ayy-go-ron-burgundy/) [Anchorman 2](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchorman-2/) > [The sun goes down long and red. All the magic names of the valley unrolled - Manteca, Madera, all the rest. Soon it got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kerouac/the-sun-goes-down-long-and-red-all-the-magic-names-of-the-valley/) [Jack Kerouac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kerouac/) > [There are many ways to the recognition of truth, and Burgundy is one of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isak-dinesen/there-are-many-ways-to-the-recognition-of-truth-and-burgundy-is-one/) [Isak Dinesen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isak-dinesen/) > [In burgundy, a well-cut and properly tailored velvet blazer looks dashing with gray flannels and a cashmere sweater or a sleek, solid velvet tie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-stone/in-burgundy-a-well-cut-and-properly-tailored-velvet-blazer-looks/) [Roger Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-stone/) > [If it's red, French, costs too much, and tastes like the water that's left in the vase after the flowers have died and rotted,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-mcinerney/if-it-s-red-french-costs-too-much-and-tastes-like-the-water-that-s/) [Jay McInerney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-mcinerney/) > [By the hymen of Olivia Newton-John! -Ron Burgundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman-2/by-the-hymen-of-olivia-newton-john-ron-burgundy/) [Anchorman 2](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchorman-2/) > [I'm a big fan of the Adidas three-stripe old-school zip-up tracksuit tops. I've got several for everyday wear, including an olive-green one, a burgundy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonas-armstrong/i-m-a-big-fan-of-the-adidas-three-stripe-old-school-zip-up-tracksuit/) [Jonas Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonas-armstrong/) > [This is brain surgery. Ski masks on my bullets, let 'em commit brain burglary. Emergency, it's an emergency. Someone in all black left the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lil-wayne/this-is-brain-surgery-ski-masks-on-my-bullets-let-em-commit-brain/) [Lil Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lil-wayne/) > [Fairest Cordelia, that art most rich, being poor; Most choice, forsaken; and most loved, despised! Thee and thy virtues here I seize upon: Be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/fairest-cordelia-that-art-most-rich-being-poor-most-choice-forsaken/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) > [I think that, by comparison with $2,000 bottles of grand cru Burgundies, first-rate barolos, which sell for under $100, are undervalued ten-fold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-bastianich/i-think-that-by-comparison-with-2-000-bottles-of-grand-cru-burgundies/) [Joe Bastianich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-bastianich/) > [Anchorman' is my favorite movie of all time and Ron Burgundy is one of my favorite characters of all time. It's my 'Gone With…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eva-mendes/anchorman-is-my-favorite-movie-of-all-time-and-ron-burgundy-is-one-of/) [Eva Mendes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eva-mendes/) [Browse all 38 Burgundy quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/burgundy/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Last time I looked in the dictionary, my name's Ron Burgundy. - Ron Burgundy", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anchorman" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/last-time-i-looked-in-the-dictionary-my-name-s-ron-burgundy-ron/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Burgundy" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/last-time-i-looked-in-the-dictionary-my-name-s-ron-burgundy-ron/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f9/anchorman-18945_last-time_last-time-i-looked-in-the-dictionary-my_1193004.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f9/anchorman-18945_last-time_last-time-i-looked-in-the-dictionary-my_1193004.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f9/anchorman-18945_last-time_last-time-i-looked-in-the-dictionary-my_1193004.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Last time I looked in the dictionary, my name's Ron Burgundy. - Ron Burgundy” — Anchorman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Anchorman", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anchorman/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Last time I looked in the...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/last-time-i-looked-in-the-dictionary-my-name-s-ron-burgundy-ron/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anchorman/last-time-i-looked-in-the-dictionary-my-name-s-ron-burgundy-ron/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```