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Checking your frequency 

When the autistic kid does those weird ass nosies and goes from high to low.
Checking your frequency is the worst sound ever.
Checking your frequency by H2Toxic September 1, 2017

I'll be monitoring your frequency. 

A cheesy way of saying "I love you" from the new Star Trek movie.
"Since you're Vulcan and can't express any emotion and this is the 22nd century with all this techy stuff and 'I love you' is used too much as it is I guess I'll be monitoring your frequency."

negative frequency 

This is the frequency at which the human mind subconsciously thinks. This can be heard and detected by some. This frequency happens before time equals zero, as does a thought happens before time. Negative time and negative frequency are inversely proportional by the formula:
-Time=1/-Frequency.
Where Frequency and Time can be real and imaginary.
This frequency cannot be detected by many frequency detecting devices. It can also be known as a subconscious negative signal.
At that instant moment in time I reacted, I must have been thinking at a negative frequency to react so quickly.
While I was sleeping, my mind was thinking at a negative frequency.
negative frequency by Angela Buchan February 26, 2007
Joe's been a real grouch since his wife got that new job... their fuquency must have gone way down.
fuquency by phuse August 19, 2010

High Frequency (HF) 

Frequencies between 3 MHz and 30 MHz (3 Mega Hertz and 30 Mega Hertz). Used by governments, ships, radio stations and amateur radio operators.
I decided to use the High Frequency (HF) radio last night and try my luck at reaching Japan.

What's the frequency, Kenneth? 

The story behind "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is actually quite fascinating. You see, William Tager was the local psycho in New York. He thought CBSNews was beaming signals into his head. Naturally, when he saw Dan Rathers walking down the street, he ran up and beat the crap out of him, repeatedly requesting the frequency of the signals so he can stop them, while addressing Rathers as "Kenneth" for no apparent reason to this date.

After this freak event, Tager later shot a CBSNews stagehand. He was then arrested, and told his therapist all the beans.

R.E.M. made a song called "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" The phrase became a nationwide phenomenon. Whenever a cat fell off a roof and killed an old lady, they'd shout it. Whenever they didn't understand a homework question, they'd shout it. And if by any chance, that one son Tager had had with that old lady makes it past the age of five and notices that CBSNews is undetectedly taking over the world through brain control, he may see that one creepy guy who replaced Dan Rathers walking down the street while having a nice stroll down New York and beat the crap out of him, saying "KENNETH, WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY!?"
Teacher: "When A and X are both positive integers in the equation a(4/4)=x and Y is a negative integer in the equation xy=a2, what is the value of Y? Billy?"

Billy: "HOLY CRAP! WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY, KENNETH!!?"
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fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
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We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
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Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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