ðə tˈɜːm wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli kˈɔɪnd æz "hˈoːɹə hˈɛnɹi" ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks baɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈɔːθɚ dˈæmən ɹˈʌnɪən ɪn hɪz ʃˈɔːɹt stˈoːɹi "tˈaɪt ʃˈuːz".
The term was originally coined as "Hoorah Henry" in 1936 by American author Damon Runyon in his short story "Tight Shoes".