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(1) The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing. A thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Figure of speech.
(1) The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing. A thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Figure of speech.
"When are we going to the field?" The field is a metonym of a Baseball Park
" I want to go to the movies!" The movies is a metonym of the theater.
"This is a fantastic dish!" Dish is a metonym of the food item on the dish.
"The White House" White House is a metonym of the Executive Branch of the United States.
" I want to go to the movies!" The movies is a metonym of the theater.
"This is a fantastic dish!" Dish is a metonym of the food item on the dish.
"The White House" White House is a metonym of the Executive Branch of the United States.
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Moody is such a Metnaken, and he calls me like 40 times a day, he needs to go back to driving his cab and leave me alone.
by Molina Chacon November 10, 2012
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2) Best when drank out of a tall glass, after eating Fluffy Puff Marshmallows.
2) Best when drank out of a tall glass, after eating Fluffy Puff Marshmallows.
"Before I drink a tall glass of melonade, I like to eat about 147 Fluffy Puff Marshmallooowwwwwssssss..."
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A very patient person. She is really sweet and has a very calm persona. She can wait for days and months and years for a reply mail from her boyfriend and still act very calm about it. She's a very spontaneous character who goes mildly mad at things going wrong in her life to being a positive squirrel who takes things as they come. She can be stupid sometimes but her cuteness makes up for the rest.
A very patient person. She is really sweet and has a very calm persona. She can wait for days and months and years for a reply mail from her boyfriend and still act very calm about it. She's a very spontaneous character who goes mildly mad at things going wrong in her life to being a positive squirrel who takes things as they come. She can be stupid sometimes but her cuteness makes up for the rest.
Ray: Has your boyfriend replied to your mail yet?
Mejona: No, but that's okay *smiling through the pain* he'll mail me when he's free.
Mejona: No, but that's okay *smiling through the pain* he'll mail me when he's free.
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In polish underground known as: meta, metka, mietek, mieciu, metan.
In polish underground known as: meta, metka, mietek, mieciu, metan.
Polish: "Dzieciaki jak ty nie powinny jesc metanabolu"
Eng: "Children like you shouldn't eat metanabol"
Eng: "Children like you shouldn't eat metanabol"
by Bendu April 30, 2008
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