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Often used in a punny or [[Double Entendre]] manner, something is described as giving a whole meaning to a particular expression. An alternative version is "I've heard of X, [[But This Is Ridiculous]]."
Compare [[Is That What
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* ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]'' - During a Megazord fight with an ice monster. "This gives new meaning to the phrase "Chillin' like a villain!""
* It isn't an episode of ''[[Smallville]]'' without Chloe and/or Lois saying this at least once.
* The [[Police Procedural]], or at least ''[[CSI]]'', seems to favor this kind of [[One
** In ''[[CSI New York|CSI: NY]]'', Maka gives a [[One
** In ''[[CSI: Miami]]'', "Breathless," Alexx quips "Gives a whole new meaning to the term 'Members Only'" after... well the context is unknown, but apparently nicotine got inside someone's penis, presumably a corpse's.
** Does ''not'' occur in a ''[[CSI New York|New York]]'' episode where a house is literally moved by road and transported across the East River.
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