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Centre of the Universe en · PROPN
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(Canada, derogatory, slang) Derogatory name for Toronto: the capital and largest city of Ontario, Canada.
No one is credited with coming up with the definitive jab at Toronto—the Centre of the Universe—and thus some sharp wit squandered a million-dollar trademark opportunity.
2017 October 31, Gare Joyce, Young Leafs: The Making of a New Hockey History, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 67:The announcer finished the report with, “All is well in the Centre of the Universe; the Toronto Maple Leafs won a hockey game last night.” I loved it. That sentiment will keep Canada together long after the politicians have finished[…]
2004, Barry D. Stewart, Across the Land --a Canadian Journey of Discovery, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 96:Back in the centre of the universe – Toronto, the 'vortex' of all known Canadian culture, most of the gigs were self-promoted, presented in the unused basement room of a hotel or the back room of a hip café.
2011, William (Bill) E. Smith, Bill Smith, Rant & Dawdle: The Fictional Memoir of Colston Willmott, Charivari Press, →ISBN, page 285:
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