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Misslieness

Definition: a feeling of solitude that comes from missing a beloved person or thing.

Pronunciation: miss-lye-ness

Origin: Scottish
He was overcome with misslieness when he had a dream about his girlfriend who passed away last year.
by Belza November 8, 2020
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Joule Misanthropy

The avoidance of using the Joule as a unit of energy. Sometimes used equivocally, especially in the United States, in describing a strong preference for the use of the calorie. Specifically, Joule Misanthropy refers to those who castigate or otherwise judge humans who do express energy as joules. Joule Misanthropists are known as being particularly intransigent in their anti-joule stance.

This inclination and its relatively widespread popularity are thought to have been originated by those who opposed the popularity of James Prescott Joule. This movement probably began after Joule famously spurned William Thomson (later Lord Kelvin); the two had planned an experiment together, which Joule then neglected in favor of marriage and a honeymoon. Although essentially left standing at the flask, Lord Kelvin understood and offered his congratulations to the happy couple. However, Kelvin supporters were enraged and began an anti-Joule campaign. This caught hold particularly in the Americas, probably due the residual anti-English sentiment of the time.

Formally, Joule Misanthropy is defined as the the use of a unit of energy other than the joule in a context in which the use of said unit would generally be considered illogical or not practical. For example, expressing the energy required by a human to lift a small object in electronvolts would constitute Joule Misanthropy.
"Hey, I heard Patty was accepted to that prestigious US institution!"

"Yes, but he has decided not to attend due to the widespread Joule Misanthropy there."

"That's a shame. I can't believe people can still be so small minded in the 21st century."
by Big Diggity February 19, 2015
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Doh I missed

Exclamation of missing or great failure. Said by Wario in Mario party one.
When Wario lands on he bowser space he says Doh I missed

An F in math ?! DOH I MISSED!!!

Just at the bottom of the net doh I missed
by Doh I missed June 29, 2011
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Miss Me

A phrase used to describe a situation in which you have zero interest in or have no intention in following through with
Tom suggested to his friend Dave"let's go to a sex club" Dave responded with miss me with that idea
by Mhmmohssen March 13, 2017
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misinformation

Any information that contradicts corporate media and government narratives, regardless of its actual veracity. See also: fake news
The Hunter Biden email leak story is misinformation. This is extremely dangerous to our democracy.
by Sum-Yung-Gai April 27, 2021
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misinput

It was a misinput! Misinput! cALM DOWN! YOU CALM THE FUCK DOWN!
by Big pog man May 25, 2021
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missouri tuxedo

When a man wears a sportcoat or blazer with jeans.
Yeah, since it was a company jeans day, my buddy was thinking he'd go with a canadien tuxedo for his meeting with the CEO, but his wife told him he should at least wear a Missouri Tuxedo to avoid looking like a douche.
by torque boy December 26, 2011
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