A person who doesn't give much to others on an emotional level. He or she may be socially adept and charming and quite generous in other ways, but not when it comes to investing love and trust and friendship in fellow human beings. It could be a form of self-defense or it could be a kind of selfishness, or both. The pop cultural consensus is that emotional misers are missing out on the essential human experience by their disconnection. A common story arc features an emotional miser's transformation into a loving, connected, happier person -- often against his or her own will.
Ryan Bingham (George Clooney's character in Up in the Air) and Will Freeman (Hugh Grant's character in About a Boy) are examples of emotional misers in film and literature.
by Mojotronica January 9, 2010
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by Cjstaple February 5, 2019
A Broadway musical based on the novel by Victor Hugo of the same name. Typically assumed to take place during the French Revolution, it in fact is set during the early 1800s, particularly during an uprising against Napoleon III in the 1830s. The plot follows Jean Valjean, a convict who broke parole, rose to become a factory owner and mayor, and adopted the child of a former factory worker-turned prostitue. Throughout the story, Valjean is pursued incessantly by Javert, a policeman who believes that, by God's will, he will recapture Valjean. Other subplots present themselves along the story, including a love triangle between Valjean's adopted daughter (Cosette), a reluctant revolutionary (Marius Pontmercy), and a streetgirl (Eponine Thenardier), and the wheelings and dealing of Eponine's swindling parents. A fantastic novel and a beautiful musical.
Les Miserables, one of the few published works of Victor Hugo, is considered a classic in French literature.
by Medea37 January 19, 2009
by Deep blue 2012 August 22, 2009
A Miserable Fuck is someone who has had such a shitty life that no other phrase could possibly describe it. This kind of person has had so many shits taken in their happy meals that their life is just unbearable. Miserable Fucks typically can't get any pussy and stick to their books, they don't drive cars and ussually have other people drive them around. They don't hold a job, dress decently, or shave. They masturbate their (generally small) penis so frequently that even if they did get pussy it would fail to function by age 25.
Me: Hey man you wanna go to the have sex with beautiful lesbian women all night club? I'm paying.
Bro: Nah man I'm to busy masturbating my (generally small) penis extremely frequently.
Me: Dude, you're like a textbook definition of a Miserable Fuck.
Bro: Nah man I'm to busy masturbating my (generally small) penis extremely frequently.
Me: Dude, you're like a textbook definition of a Miserable Fuck.
by Dr. Schlaktus April 7, 2009
J-dog:Hey Patsy, How is it go REDDD THE BLOOD OF ANGRY MENN ing?
Patsy: You have a problem.
J-dog:I just love Les Mis SO MUCH!!!
Patsy: I would get that checked out. You might have les miseritis.
Patsy: You have a problem.
J-dog:I just love Les Mis SO MUCH!!!
Patsy: I would get that checked out. You might have les miseritis.
by Les Mis January 28, 2013