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The Long Arm of Coincidence

This is a phrase coined by C Haddon Chambers and it can be taken to mean either :-
1. The broad far-reaching power or influence of coincidence;
or
2. Things just happen;
Note: See also Shit Happens
Why is it that everything Malcolm does turns to rat shit?
That's because it's Malcolm, not even the long arm of coincidence.
by AKACroatalin August 23, 2020
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urban dictionary coincidence

While editing, coming across a word you had submitted yourself weeks earlier.
Wow, I'm judging my own word! What an urban dictionary coincidence! approve approve approve!
by TreeWeezel April 22, 2011
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coincidence

coincidence is not a coincidence but it is a cruel truth
coincidence is not a coincidence but it is a cruel truth
by SamMafian March 23, 2022
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Coincidence Theorist

A person who rejects conspiracy theories, even though (in some cases) there is sufficient evidence to suggest that the "conspiracy theory" may, in fact, be true.
The Coincidence Theorists argue that it's just a coincidence that a significant portion of Hollywood stars & musicians are now openly Satanic
by OfficialUrbanus May 30, 2024
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Coinciditis

An increasingly common disease that causes sufferers to die suddenly. First noticed in 2021, experts are baffled as to the cause. Some think it could be a virus but anecdotal evidence suggests it is self inflicted by participating in medical experiments. Coinciditis most often strikes normally healthy people in their 20's to 40's.
Did you see the 28 year old soccer player who died suddenly during practice? He must have had coinciditis.
by Conservative Couch January 28, 2024
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Coincidence

A gathering of high-power Jews.
Did you see that photo of Epstein with Dershowitz, Pinker, and Summers?

Ya, what coincidence.
by freyan November 24, 2023
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Coincidence

Something that doesn't connect between A and B, and doesn't appear to relate between the two, if it does at all.
It doesn't seem to be any coincidence that both officers involved in Minneapolis area killings were senior officers and not newcomers. Perhaps someone (benefitted from) wanted newcomers to be given more of a chance than the old school officers, to be thought by the public to be safer and somehow more trustworthy.
by Solid Mantis April 21, 2021
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