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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
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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.... "

Once upon a time

A fantasy/drama show created by Edward Hitsis and Adam Horowitz on ABC. The show features of two sidelined plot on the "fantasy" world representing the magical fairytale land and the "real" world which is a fictional town called Storybrooke. Fairy tale characters are stuck in the town after a curse was brought by the Evil Queen. The Plot chronicles how characters deal with each other depending on their own motives as the story progresses on the curse being broken by Emma and then the aftermath when magic was brought to Storybrooke.

The main characters are Emma Swan played by Jennifer Morrison, the Evil Queen/Regina played by Lana Parrilla, Snow White/Mary Margaret played by Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David Nolan and
Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills. Other characters are Meghan Ory as Red Riding Hood/Wolf/Ruby
Emilie de Ravin as Belle.
Once upon a Time premiered on the fall of 2011.
Once upon a time by Nine Tails January 26, 2013

It insists upon itself 

Something most think is profound but in reality is pretentious and ostentatious.
Lois loved The Godfather, but Peter knew that it insists upon itself. He liked the Money Pit.
It insists upon itself by Ole Gil September 22, 2007
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pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
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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
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piddlefart

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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