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centre of the universe

n. (context slang Canada derogatory English) a nickname for the city of Toronto, due to its self-absorbed haughty attitude

Usage examples of "centre of the universe".

This alien being focused entirely on her, making her feel as though she were the centre of the universe.

She who was accustomed to think herself the centre of the universe, imagining that events ought to revolve around her desires and tastes, had suffered this cruel surprise with more astonishment than grief.

And as we travel on that mystic journey to the inward centre of the universe, we become aware of the deep harmony, balance and rhythm that lies at the heart of nature's processes, despite some of its more superficial appearances.

If you become a pilot, if you journey to the centre of the universe and look out on the stars and the secret truths, if by some miracle you should see the universe for what it is, that is not enough.

Galileo was forced to retract his statement that the sun was the centre of the universe, although legend adds that he muttered under his breath ‘.