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Metric Year

Sarcastically saying that something takes way longer than it should.
Damn, it'll take a metric year to get through this drive-thru.
by A RANDO GUY March 29, 2022
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Metric fuck ton

A metric fuck ton it worth about double a shit ton give or take. Used when describing something of mass quantity.
Bad: damn man I pulled my back I was lifting a metric fuck ton

Good: damn man I pulled this guys back when he was lifting me up I weigh a metric fuck ton
by Melk Man February 12, 2019
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Metric foot

One tritometre. of a metre or 33 mm. Approximately 13.123 British Imperial inches.
I need a six metric foot hole.
by Jaymax February 19, 2022
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Metric System

A system of measurement that's excellent for mathematical equations and scientific calculations, but inconvenient for everyday living.

For example, in terms of length the metric system goes directly from a centimeter to a decimeter, and then right from a decimeter to a meter. While centimeters are useful for very small objects and decimeters are okay for small-to-medium objects, there are some things - for example, the human hand - for which centimeters are inconvenient due to their small size making it difficult to get an exact measurement, while decimeters are too large to get measurements that clearly communicate size. That's why the imperial system has the inch measure. Similarly, there are many things, like human height, which are too large to conveniently measure in centimeters or decimeters, but too small to measure in meters without getting a heavily decimalized number. That's why the imperial system uses the foot.

Proponents of the metric system point out how easily unit conversion is, which is indeed very helpful in making calculations. However, this feature's real world application for the average person is limited at best. If you know how many miles or kilometers away something is, how exactly does it help to calculate how many feet or meters that is? If you know how many meters or feet your height is, what is the purpose of converting that to centimeters or inches?
The metric system is very scientifically logical, but is not based around the human mind so can be inconvenient in human life.
by RandomAnonymouseUD March 2, 2022
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metric mother-of-god ton

That is a metric mother-of-god ton of money in your bank account...
by RoarMc March 28, 2017
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Metric Fuck ton

A Metric Fuck ton is at least 600-900 of anything. While a Shitload is only 400-500 of anything.
I got a metric fuck ton of sandwiches.
How much fucking bread do you have Gabe?
by Duckenheim April 6, 2020
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metrically handicapped

1. To describe someone that has a condition that causes them to be unable to understand SI units of measurement (colloquially referred as "Metric System").

This affliction has been historically endemic in regions of North America, Western Africa and Southeastern Asia.
When I told her I was 1.7 metres tall she stared at me in shock. Later I found out that sadly she's metrically handicapped.
by Preguiça não tem fim April 1, 2021
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