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Hilarity Ensues 

From the days of newspaper TV Guides that would write two sentence synopses (loglines) of a television show. Sometimes these summaries wouldn't sound comedic on the surface, so "hilarity ensues" was used to ensure the audience understood it was a premise for a comedy.
Tonight on Seinfeld, George decides the best time to have a snack is during sex. Hilarity ensues.
Hilarity Ensues by flobo November 13, 2010
To make sure. Not to be confused with insure.
He ensured that I wouldn't get any leftovers by getting home before me and eating all of them.
Ensure by Diggity Monkeez January 14, 2005
a drink used to gain or maintain a healthy weight.
I drank ensure after recovering from anerexia nervosa
ensure by Sofie S June 4, 2005

high jinks ensued 

To do a silly, entertaining and a little bit crazy actions
I met my friend for coffe yesterday. started by talking about our lives, soon we high jinks ensued and we ended up acting our stories, standing up, flailing our bodies and people stared at us.
high jinks ensued by R97 March 17, 2019

hilarity ensues 

An ending that can be put onto the ends of stories and plans. A convenient phrase to use when your story or plan sounded really dumb. It usually doesn't make much sense.
Me: Ok here's what's gonna happen: I'll go steal her key's and she will spend the whole night trying to find them!
Other People: (stare)
Me: Hilarity ensues.
hilarity ensues by Jake Seifert March 25, 2006
To be compleatly taken over by a physical or metaphysical person or idea.
The zombies are running rampant throughout the city and total chaos has ensumed.
Ensumed by Crystal Clark June 25, 2004