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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!"
upon my troth by Alistair_123 October 1, 2005

upon my soul 

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

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

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!
Kingston-upon-Thames 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."

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.... "
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
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A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
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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.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
Word of the Day on October 10, 2026

piddlefart

verb. To waste time doing nothing.
Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
Word of the Day on October 9, 2026
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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