An old-timey obscure saying found in a letter about distilling coal.
No-one knows for sure its meaning, current theories suggest meaning something similar to "forced my hand."
No-one knows for sure its meaning, current theories suggest meaning something similar to "forced my hand."
by bowlofsoup August 18, 2023
by Chica5 April 27, 2006
A phrase used in "An Experiment concerning the Spirit of Coals", a letter to Robert Boyle from John Clayton.
Its literal meaning would be that the preassure created during the experiment was enough to breeak the "lute", which was a substance used to make seals between various chemistry apparatus (1)
A more modern use of the phrase thats recently started to recently arise, is to use it as an alternative to "grinds my gears" (2)
Its literal meaning would be that the preassure created during the experiment was enough to breeak the "lute", which was a substance used to make seals between various chemistry apparatus (1)
A more modern use of the phrase thats recently started to recently arise, is to use it as an alternative to "grinds my gears" (2)
(1) "At first there came over only phlegm, afterward a black oil, and then likewise a spirit arose which I could noways condense; but it forced my lute, or broke my glasses" - An Experiment concerning the Spirit of Coals, a letter to Robert Boyle from John Clayton
(2) "Ya know, it really forces my lute when people dont read the pinned comments" - Technology Connections : Pressure lamps: gaslighting on the go
(2) "Ya know, it really forces my lute when people dont read the pinned comments" - Technology Connections : Pressure lamps: gaslighting on the go
by vivid_62 February 10, 2024
verb
1. To annoy, irritate or mildly upset someone, sometimes unintentionally; grind one's gears, tick one off, get on one's nerves, rustle one's jimmies, overcook one's pasta.
Derived from a misinterpretation of a phrase from "An Experiment concerning the Spirit of Coals, a letter to Robert Boyle" by John Clayton.
2. (obsolete) To break a seal, and possibly, the object(s) it adheres to as a result. Usually in relation to chemistry equipment.
1. To annoy, irritate or mildly upset someone, sometimes unintentionally; grind one's gears, tick one off, get on one's nerves, rustle one's jimmies, overcook one's pasta.
Derived from a misinterpretation of a phrase from "An Experiment concerning the Spirit of Coals, a letter to Robert Boyle" by John Clayton.
2. (obsolete) To break a seal, and possibly, the object(s) it adheres to as a result. Usually in relation to chemistry equipment.
1. "It really forces my lute when fonts use the clearly inferior and much uglier double-story lowercase letter "A" (а) rather than the superior, easy-to-write, sleek and beautiful single-story lowercase "A" (ɑ). But what forces my lute even further is the fact that the eyesore of a symbol that is the double-story lowercase "A" has managed to slither its way into most modern typefaces, becoming the standard with, bafflingly, barely any public pushback. The first letter of our alphabet truly deserves better."
1. "I decided to take Gerald somewhere different for lunch. I think the buger-bungeps we were served were forcing his lute, and he was in a bad enough mood already."
1. "A light that bright and harsh could easily force one's lute as they're trying to sleep."
2. "...At first there came over only phlegm, afterward a black oil, and then likewise a spirit arose which I could noways condense; but it forced my lute, or broke my glasses."
1. "I decided to take Gerald somewhere different for lunch. I think the buger-bungeps we were served were forcing his lute, and he was in a bad enough mood already."
1. "A light that bright and harsh could easily force one's lute as they're trying to sleep."
2. "...At first there came over only phlegm, afterward a black oil, and then likewise a spirit arose which I could noways condense; but it forced my lute, or broke my glasses."
by SirDarwin March 31, 2024
by Boobookittyfuck702 February 19, 2019
Lute basically means “gay” and it comes from the people of Lut (kaum Lut), who were having a bisexual or gay of a sexuality.
by Yaddo June 08, 2021
by wowloser November 28, 2017