1 definition by JesusIsMyZoloft
The general aversion of many people from the Midwestern US towards spending time, effort, and especially money on things which could materially improve one's life, which often causes folks to just accept a clearly sub-optimal situation as "fine".
Mr. C, your 60 year old wooden step ladder is way too old, rickety and wobbly to be trusted at this point, especially as you're getting on in years. Perhaps the purchase of a new step ladder is obviously warranted, but Toxic Midwesterninity is keeping you from buying a new one because you already have a "perfectly good" step ladder but really it's clearly dangerous at this point.
by JesusIsMyZoloft January 15, 2022