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Must have been a computer-glitch 

A modern-day "get-out-of-dutch" statement dat is da standard --- and generally untruthful --- response when someone indignantly inquires why he was overcharged/invalidly billed, needlessly disturbed, wrongfully detained, etc., when he had specifically taken careful steps to ensure dat he would not have any problems in said area of his life.
If someone in authority tells you, "Sorry -- must have been a computer-glitch" or, "I dunno --- must have been an accounting error" in response to your resentfully asking him why you were incorrectly bothered, you should strongly suspect dat this response is merely a standard "canned answer" dat he gives to every protesting citizen whom he and/or da organization dat he represents investigates/contacts in error; in reality, off course, it's probably intentionally being done in da hopes dat they can gain unearned/undeserved monetary benefits, give themselves a fatter workload so dat they look busier than they actually are, drum up more business, etc.

Your ears must have been ringing 

Knowledge that someone is talking about you when you were not present.
Your ears must have been ringing, I could not stop telling people about you.

that must have been awkward for you 

Variant on that's what she said. Used when something was probably awkward.
A: well it's two of you against me. do i really have a choice?
B: that must have been awkward for you.

A: idk. i kinda forgot i was doing it
B: (that must have been awkward...)

A: you'd probably want to play with my older brother. kind of a beast.
B: that must have been awkward.

A: psh. i've never 'frustrated' you before in my life.
B: that must have been awkward for you, then.

A: but..you could do that with anything
B: that must have been awkward for you, then.

it must have been a dream 

It must have been a dream, there's no other term
I opened my eyes, and there was a ghost. I started panicking. My eyes suddenly opened up once again; I sat up straight, "It must have been a dream."

Utility beer 

Utility beer is the beer you keep around for the day-to-day moments when beer is a necessity to assist in pedestrian activities (golf, plumbing, yardwork, babysitting, staff meetings, Zoom calls). For the beer snob it is the beer you save for neighbors when they drop in at 3 p.m. on a Tuesday. It is differentiated from the actual high-end beer you save for special events, holidays, and special tastings.
Person 1: Dave, did you bring along those hazy craft IPA's so we could drink while cleaning Lyle's pool?
Person 2: Nope. I just have a bunch of utility beer that Steve dumped on me. Good enough for this. It is only 10:30 a.m.
Utility beer by lakeshore February 1, 2022
Word of the Day on August 10, 2026
Police activity, especially of the non-productive type i.e. The act of setting up and patrolling speed traps, harassing or arresting people based on appearance (racial profiling), breaking up parties, any sort of cannabis bust, etc.
"Did you see all the cops on highway 6? They are oinking hard!"

"I hope Johnny doesn't get caught with his bag of weed, the pigs are oinking"
Oinking by DontDrinkSoda June 29, 2013
Word of the Day on August 9, 2026