Moaning the blues

After the Steelers’ devastating loss, a friend said that fans will be “moaning the blues”. This is a congruent conflation of “singing the blues” and “moaning and groaning”, both meaning to complain or whine about something. A big thanks to John Kooser for unintentionally uttering this one and sending it.

This malaphor is also the title of a Hank Williams song, and here it is for your enjoyment: