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Allochronism 

Denies the simultaneous existence of the ethnographic object and the subject (observer and observed), and thus, represents the placement of the object in another time. Coined by anthropologist Johannes Fabian in "Time and the Other"
The perception of primitive art in the Western context has many moral-aesthetic dilemmas, that upon investigation can help use to understand native aesthetic allochronisms in ourselves and the Other.
Allochronism by rfpotter December 4, 2010
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In French, allons-y stands for "let's go."

This phrase is often used by the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who.
Tenth Doctor: "Allons-y, Alonso!"
allons-y by novitas May 23, 2008

Allovadaflo 

Term used by employees when customers spill soda all over the floor in a fast food establishment.
Boy- "Aww man i spilled my soda"
Employee- "Laquisha, dey spilled soda allovadaflo
Allovadaflo by Fretigay December 3, 2010
The third, exciting instalment of the franchise that brought you no homo and no hetero.
A statement used to make it clear that any compliment is meant as just that, and is in no way intended to be sexual, regardless of the gender of the speaker or the listener. The etymology comes from allo/allosexual, a word used by asexuals to describe a person that is not asexual (ie someone who regularly experiences sexual attraction)
(person a (male) meets person b (female) and person c (male))
Person a: Hey, I haven't seen you guys in ages! Heck! you're so fit now, been hitting the gym? No Allo.
No Allo by Hummus hummus December 20, 2019

'Allo 'Allo!

An old British sitcom that aired from 1982 to 1992. It was a long-running series, with eighty-five episodes spanning nine seasons.

It is set in the town of Nouvion, in Nazi-occupied France. Where a cafe owner has to deal with day-to-day problems like hiding his romantic affairs from his wife, hiding the fact that he collaborates with German officers to hide valuable artifacts that the Germans plan to sell after the war, and to make sure the Germans don't find out that he is helping the French Resistance hide British RAF pilots in his cafe.
'Allo 'Allo! Zis is Night'awk, are you receving me? Over.
'Allo 'Allo! by Darth Faris December 13, 2010
Allona is too sweet and can turn a rainy day into a sunny one this girl can brighten a room with her beautiful smile she so loving and beautiful , she's the bestfriend anyone could ever ask for!!
I love you Allona
Allona by Trombonebitch May 25, 2019