So hip they are square. The phrase was an insider insult by Fernwood Tonight host Barth Gimbel (Martin Mull) multiple times in the 1970s. Fernwood Tonight was a comedy/parody talk show, an off shoot of another 1970s comedy Mary Hartman Mary Hartman. These Fernwood Tonight episodes where the phrase "tragically hip" is used are on YouTube and also archived at archive.org.
by Buddy.Grant March 26, 2024
Get the tragically hipmug. When greatness is within reach, but fate takes it away. The word “Tragic” in basketball is used for players whose careers, moments, or legacies were cut short by injuries, bad timing, or cruel twists of destiny. It’s not about lack of skill — it’s about being denied what they truly deserved.
by Fallen_Sorrow August 25, 2025
Get the Tragicmug. Jack: It's not that she just dumped me, or that she cheated on me with the entire Chicago Bears...it's just that, she broke the news on a Wednesday. I hate Wednesdays! Y'know?
John: I know what you mean, dude. It's such a tragicity.
John: I know what you mean, dude. It's such a tragicity.
by Marcie Ross November 19, 2010
Get the Tragicitymug. This is the term for fluids - tears that flow from the eyes down to the mouth. They help hydrate dried out lips from begging someone to not break up with you.
As Carmen continued to weep and beg for Aiden to not end things, her cracked and sore lips began to feel some comfort from the never-ending tears from her eyes. The only good thing for her that day was that her Tragic Chapstick made things a bit better.
by von groovy March 5, 2025
Get the Tragic Chapstickmug. by derangedpoet July 14, 2003
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Get the Tragicmug.