upon

Generally used in "once upon a time..." it can be used where you would use on or up on in most situations. You would probably not say "upon my girlfriend" but you get the idea.

Her opinion WILL be heard on anything that she cares about enough to comment upon.

by Laurariea Jasmine Adairra November 9, 2006

upon my troth

Exclamation of surprise, usually used in an ironic context.

1. "Upon my troth! Meatballs in my coffee!"

2. "I just got my hand stuck in my back pocket. UPON MY TROTH!"

by Alistair_123 October 1, 2005

upon my soul

an exclamation of surprise.

"Upon my soul, that was the most delicious cake I have ever tasted!"

by Arminkshipper May 3, 2025

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...

by naked streaker September 24, 2018

Kingston-upon-Thames

A great town in SW London, not in Surrey as someone else wrote. in fact, it hasn't been in Surrey since 1965, when they created Greater London. Has Kingston University, many good shops, pubs, and several large nightclubs. And the river Thames, of course. This is particularly popular with drunken students of a weekend in summer, who either sit beside it at one of the many riverside pubs, drinking, or, fall in and drown, or catch Weil's disease from the water coming from the sewage works farther up the Hogsmill river, which convieniently joins it near the aforesaid riverside pubs.

Did you you get accepted into Oxford uni then? No, but even better, I'm going to Kingston-upon-Thames!

Say for your 21st, let's go to Oceana in Kingston!

by Musical Man December 30, 2010

A City upon a Hill

"A City upon a Hill" was the name John Winthrop gave to Boston.

"We shall be as a City upon a Hill. The eyes on the world are upon us."

by Angel of the Morning February 23, 2020

Once Upon a Time in the West

A western from '68, with Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda.

Charles Bronson is the revenger: Harmonica

Recorded in 2D - and the meanest western ever...

"Did you go to see the Avatar in 3D?"

"No i saw Once Upon a Time in the West, it's about a man playing the harmonica, and if that aint country, you can.... "

by squaier March 20, 2010