The Great Gatsby

One of the greatest pieces of literature of all time. A timeless classic that tells the story of a man, James Gatz, who has an undying dream, a desire for a love that he will never have. Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, this book is said to be a parallel of his life.

"Gatsby believed in the green light. The orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but it's no matter. For tomorrow we will run faster, reach our arms out farther. Then on one fine day, so we beat on, boats against the current, we are borne back into the past"- A closing line in the masterpiece novel, The Great Gatsby.

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Great stuff!

Its a word people use when they like your work.

"Hey look at my science project"
"Dude that's fabulous! Great stuff!"

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Great Wakering

The frantic search for something to read on the toilet when you're about to go.

I desperately had to go to the bathroom, but the Great Wakering set in and I had to hold it while I looked for a book.

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the great unwashed

Coined by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, "the great unwashed" refers to the lower classes.

The common people.

The great unwashed enjoy reality TV and shopping at Wal-Mart.

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The Great Perhaps

It was said by Francois Rabelais, and made more commonly known when mentioned by Miles Halter in John Green's "Looking for Alaska". It's a mystery about possibly the question of an existence of an afterlife, and The Great Perhaps sets the plot in motion.

"I go to seek a Great Perhaps." -F.R.
"That's why I'm going. So I don't have to wait until I die to start seeking a Great Perhaps." -M.H.
Before you die... "It's The Great Perhaps!" -You

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great guns

aussie slang, doing well, everything sorted

how you doing?
good mate, going great guns...

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Great Depression

A simile for getting hit with lightning while in last place in Mario Kart 64.

Getting hit with lightning in last place is like the Great Depression

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