ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn tʃˈɑːɹli tʃˈæplɪn fˈɪlm sˈʌnɪsˌaɪd ðə tˈɜːm ɐpˈɪɹz æz ɐ tˈaɪɾəl kˈɑːɹd, dᵻskɹˈaɪbɪŋ ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv mˈɛn ɹˈiːdɪŋ nˈuːzpeɪpɚz ɪn ɐ hoʊtˈɛl lˈɑːbi.
In the 1919 Charlie Chaplin film Sunnyside the term appears as a title card, describing a group of men reading newspapers in a hotel lobby.