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1ml short of an inch

“1 ml short of an inch” is essentially a joke. Mixing millilitres (volume) with inches (length) gives this idiom an absurd, confused and humorous edge.

Close, but not quite there.

Almost there.

Someone who’s slightly off in thinking, in a funny or endearing way.

Someone that’s pulling the wool over your eyes.

Close but no cigar.

If you had brains you’d be dangerous.

If your balls weren’t in a bag you’d lose them.

It’s about almost having the full picture but missing the key piece that reveals the trick.

The swapped measurements between imperial and metric systems creates a sense of not only being short, but also being mismatched or confused in the attempt.
I followed the recipe exactly, except I swapped sugar to salt. Turns out I was 1ml short of an inch
by Feetnwojo August 9, 2025
mugGet the 1ml short of an inchmug.

inch shit

An insufferable short person.

Just like those one inch shits that hurt and are annoying!
by Shortykings March 21, 2024
mugGet the inch shitmug.

inch-dick

To move slow as fuck; to accomplish almost nothing
This traffic is bullshit, I've been inch-dicking it the whole way to work today...
by StumbOz March 23, 2017
mugGet the inch-dickmug.

10 inch

Liam Payne train deferring to his large pen!s
Maya: I’m in Payne

Olivia: nah that 10 inch Payne is in u
by Lolz___ June 10, 2021
mugGet the 10 inchmug.

Man Inch

Man in or male inch.

Refers to a male measurement of his penis.

Scale is dependent on each man and may range from 5-7/8ths of an imperial inch.

In some extreme cases or for easy measuring just add 2 inches.
How big is it?

8 inches

Imperial or man inches?

😶...
by JKING97 June 30, 2021
mugGet the Man Inchmug.

15 inch long flying stick bugs

Get the fuck right out of here Australia! You can eat a dick. Nope.
Hym "They just found 15 inch long flying stick bugs in Australia. Another reason to light it on fire and then feed the flames until the end of time. Global bonfire! We can call it 'The world's fireplace!' Literally anything would be better than litterally everything that exists in Australia. God I fucking hate that place I swear I will destroy it."
by Hym Iam August 3, 2025
mugGet the 15 inch long flying stick bugsmug.

INCH

"I'm Never Coming Home" - when you are in such a bad situation where you realize this may be your last day on earth.
When schools reopen and school shootings resume, that's my INCH day.
by Quit47 July 12, 2020
mugGet the INCHmug.

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