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Phrase used when advising somebody of facts /an issue /and explanation (etc) using the most simplest of words in order that they may understand.

Often associated with 'full and frank conversation' the phrase 'words of one syllable or less' is actually gramatically incorrect in its use of 'or less' (essentially 'or less' makes no sense whereas 'or fewer' would be correct) but nicely conveys the situation.

Believed to have originated with the staff of Britain's railways in Southern England.
"What do you mean Bert has done it wrong again?

I'd better go and explain how to do it in words of one syllable or less"
by Clansman July 12, 2009
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Sylly

The act of being syll; demonstrating one's abstract mind visually; acting like a funny bunny; disregarding proprieties
"you're being sylly"
"Oh, he's just a sylly face"
by Lenny Leonard November 3, 2008
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sillybean

what a sillybean.
by fuhhhhhhhh January 2, 2011
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Something you say to someone when they add more than 17 syllables in a haiku.
Person A:

"That's right I'm Sokka,
It's pronounced with an 'okka'
Young ladies, I rock ya!"
*counts syllables on fingers nervously*

Person B:
That's one too many syllables, bub
*yeets Person A out the window*
by siyah the hie February 9, 2021
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syllable

Something that nobody on urban dictionary realizes exists. As can be easily seen through the pronunciation of words like wordcool. Note that multiple pronunciations have multiple hypens, and a hyphen denotes a syllabic break, when cool is only one syllable and needs no hyphenation.
Cool is a one syllable word, but apparantly is pronounced K-ew-l, which is 3 syllables.
Slut is also one syllable, but according to some jackass, it is pronounced S-Lut.
by visual77 September 2, 2003
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syllabi

Syllabi or syllabus " an outline of the course"
The professor handed out copies of the syllabi on the first day of class.
by ali-ul-azeem June 22, 2010
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sillybean

A silly, but handsome and really good looking person. you would normally say this to someone that really deserves this compliment.
your a sillybean you bean.
by fuhhhhhhhh January 2, 2011
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