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adv.

For this reason; therefore: handmade and hence expensive.
From this source: They grew up in the Sudan; hence their interest in Nubian art.
From this time; from now: A year hence it will be forgotten.

From this place; away from here: Get you hence!
From this life.
He had sex with her without using protection, hence she is pregnant.
hence by Anonymous January 4, 2005
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1. A newly-discovered dark spirit, with a cone-shaped head and no feet. Extremely dangerous; do not summon.
Jeremy: "Maybe it was a Hence"
Ms. Brenda: "DON'T SAY THAT YOU MIGHT SUMMON ONE"
Hence by Ms. Brenda Definitions January 31, 2018
"yo...hence my dance moves"
"'hence this picture!!!!!"
hence by ashoooooooooooooo February 21, 2010
When an individual attempts to sound smart by using two synonyms after each other.
'Hence why' does not equate to 'that's why'.
Hence Why ≠ That's Why

"... global warming is becoming an increasingly accepted theory; hence why we are seeing a rise in environmental groups... " - said by relatively intelligent people who have a loose grasp of grammar.

"I spent all day in the sun; hence why I've got a tan" - intellectually challenged, yet attempting to prove their IQ fits within the norm.
Hence why by SandAA October 13, 2012

Hence the Sandwich 

A phrase meaning "So there you go.", "That's why this situation is the way it is.", "That's why this is there.", "That's why I did that.",etc.

Originally started at a High school in Arizona.
(Joe pulls out a sandwich)
Unknown Person "Joe, you're eating lunch?"
Ramesh: "Yeah, Hence the sandwich!"
Person One: (Looks at person two's cast on arm) You broke your arm?
Person Two: Yeah, hence the sandwich.
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(Person One throws their wedding ring at person two)
Person Two: We're getting a divorce??
Person One: Yeah, hence the sandwich.
Hence the Sandwich by Nova314 June 15, 2005

Hence the Pyramids 

From an old play that focuses on the life of an Egyptian farmer.
"I will now show you the camel. This particular animal eats mud, shits bricks, and has a triangular arse-hole. Hence the pyramids."
Hence the Pyramids by Devin September 1, 2004

Hence the pyramids 

I found this in the New Dictionary of American Slang.
There is a donkey in Africa. He eats mud, shits bricks, and has a triangular ass-hole, hence the pyramids.
Hence the pyramids by Diavolo February 15, 2004
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