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tragically hip

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.
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Tragic

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
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Tragic

He really got jugged out a dolla, nah shi tragic
by J.G.D July 17, 2023
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Tragic Showdown

when you hear a story that is so sad, you want to confront it one on one
Someone gave you bad news: such a Tragic Showdown :(
by Shelby.M August 31, 2023
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Tragicity

1. Noun. Tra-gick-it-tee A small, seemingly unimportant tragedy or tragic event.
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.
by Marcie Ross November 19, 2010
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Tragic

The ending of the show "Dexter"
My life has no meaning because of tragic
by Dexter Stan August 28, 2017
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tragic

horrible and devastating. ten times worse than bad, and far from comic.
I couldn't find any French's Mustard - it was tragic!
by warren b October 21, 2001
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