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Hark upon the Gale 

A line from the William and Mary alma mater song. The full verse goes:

"William and Mary, loved of old,
Hark upon the gale!
Hear the thunder of our chorus,
Alma mater hail!"

The college and the students use this phrase a lot, both seriously and in jokes. It is a well-known phrase to anyone at the college.
A few freshmen in the dining hall, loudly: "William and Mary, loved of old..."
Camille: Some freshmen are singing the Alma Mater agian.
Joey: Let's join them!
Camille: Are you serious?
Literally everyone in the dining hall: HARK UPON THE GALE! HEAR THE THUNDER OF OUR CHORUS...
Hark upon the Gale by naked streaker September 24, 2018
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Probably one of the best people you will ever meet. His charisma and charm works wonders on everyone he talks to. When he smiles, it can give you an almost indescribable feeling like your running among the clouds, filled with a joy like no other. His personality is exceptional and he's hard to get to know at first, but once you do, make sure you keep him as a friend forever. He's irreplaceable. And he's normally really cute.
Guy 1: I was talking to Galen the other day and he smiled at me. I felt my heart skip a beat.
Girl 1: You talk about him so much lololol
Galen by Lying Lips October 15, 2019
When a man or Maan recieves fellatio from his partner while playing a video game. In order for this act to be deemed a true gamekin, the reciepent must continue playing the video game, even though he is typically quite distracted. Derived from the terms game and blumpkin.
While I was owning fools in Call of Duty 4 last night, the old lady gave me a killer gamekin.
gamekin by [MAAN] VelocityRed8 November 3, 2008

Gatekeeper 

When someone is an asshole enough to tell you that you don't have enough qualities to like what you want to like or be what you want to be, solely based on their opinions and experiences, even if they don't know as much about what said person aspires to like / be.
Person 1: I really like (insert band/artist here)
Person 2: Ok name every song, even the unreleased ones, how many words are in each song, and recite them word for word.
Person 1: um..
Person Two: FAKE FAN. You don't like them.

If you didn't pick up on this, Person 2 is a Gatekeeper
Gatekeeper by Ikindofhatemyself December 29, 2020
Basis of the term "Big Dumb Galka"
"damn the nin got a rep and its a big dumb galka"
"dc now, not worth it"
galka by Eudora October 12, 2006

Gale Cartwright

An elderly man who tries to screw young women 29 and younger. Usally having to settle for porn to jack off to because no woman will ever really want him. He broadcast on vaughnlive and will mod anyone just to get them to stay for his show.
"Gale Cartwright? Didn't he die? Oh well."
Gale Cartwright by OGTroll June 9, 2013
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anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
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A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
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trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
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British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
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