in the reign of Queen Dick: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  UKBritish EnglishhumorousdialectalMachine
  • Literal (mock-historical): During the (nonexistent) reign of a fictitious monarch named Queen Dick; implying an impossible or absurd time frame.

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  • During the reign of Queen Dick, a fictitious ruler, the kingdom supposedly enjoyed peace and prosperity.

    Durante el reinado de la Reina Dick, una gobernante ficticia, el reino supuestamente disfrutó de paz y prosperidad.

  • Historians jokingly refer to events that never happened as taking place in the reign of Queen Dick.

    Los historiadores se refieren en broma a eventos que nunca ocurrieron como si sucedieran en el reinado de la Reina Dick.

  • The legend claims that the great castle was built in the reign of Queen Dick, which everyone knows is impossible.

    La leyenda dice que el gran castillo fue construido en el reinado de la Reina Dick, lo cual todos saben que es imposible.

  • No records exist from the reign of Queen Dick, as she is a purely fictional monarch.

    No existen registros del reinado de la Reina Dick, ya que es una monarca puramente ficticia.

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  UKBritish EnglishinformalcolloquialhumorousMachine
  • Figurative: Used humorously or sarcastically to indicate that something will never happen.

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  • You think he'll finish that novel? Yeah, right — that'll happen in the reign of Queen Dick!

    ¿Crees que terminará esa novela? Sí, claro — ¡eso pasará en el reinado de la Reina Dick!

  • She promised to clean her room tomorrow, but I said, 'In the reign of Queen Dick, maybe!'

    Ella prometió limpiar su habitación mañana, pero yo dije, '¡En el reinado de la Reina Dick, quizás!'

  • If they think the project will be approved quickly, they're dreaming in the reign of Queen Dick.

    Si piensan que el proyecto será aprobado rápidamente, están soñando en el reinado de la Reina Dick.