The general aversion towards time, effort and especially money on things which could materially improve your life. It often causes people to just accept a clearly sub-optimal situation as "fine".
A term originally coined by Technology Connections.
A term originally coined by Technology Connections.
Mr C.: "Wow this 60 year old wooden step ladder is perfectly fine. No need to upgrade anytime soon no sir, this thing will even outlive my grandchildren!"
Me: "Nah man, that thing is way too old, rickety and wobbly to be trusted at this point. You're suffering from toxic midwesterninity"
Mr C.: *Proceeds to mount the ladder, it breaks and he dies*
Me: "Nah man, that thing is way too old, rickety and wobbly to be trusted at this point. You're suffering from toxic midwesterninity"
Mr C.: *Proceeds to mount the ladder, it breaks and he dies*
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A massed region that is thought to be full of hicks and more conservative people with dull, boring accents. These are bigotted, narrow-minded people from other regions who say this. The Midwest isn't a bad place at all.
by Bush Fan November 30, 2004
Get the Midwest mug.When someone's balls are being tazered while giving a Hot Carl, the result is a passionate hailstorm of streaming poo in the face.
She wasn't sure about Jeff until the first time he delivered a midwest thunderbumper, after which she knew she was really in love.
by midwest thunderbumper September 15, 2009
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The United States geographical equivalent of a midlife crisis.
The United States geographical equivalent of a midlife crisis.
Steve: Hey, what's Mark doing in that Caddy?
Chester: It finally hit him that he lives in Iowa; the car's his way of coping with the Midwest crisis.
Chester: It finally hit him that he lives in Iowa; the car's his way of coping with the Midwest crisis.
by ANonExistentUser June 21, 2011
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Zef is midesta male. I wish I could punch his face until it becomes swollen just like a beef burger.
by EggMale October 1, 2021
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Lower Midwest: Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio. All the lower Midwestern states have major Southern components to them in their Southern portions due to their touching the MAson-Dixon lines in their Southernmost areas, but are generally Midwestern everywhere else. Kentucky is also often included but is the South due its location below the MAson-Dixon, which is the 36 degree latitude line across Missouri (meaning just about all of missouri is in the midwest) the Ohio River, and the Maryland-Pennsylvania border.
Lower Midwest: Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio. All the lower Midwestern states have major Southern components to them in their Southern portions due to their touching the MAson-Dixon lines in their Southernmost areas, but are generally Midwestern everywhere else. Kentucky is also often included but is the South due its location below the MAson-Dixon, which is the 36 degree latitude line across Missouri (meaning just about all of missouri is in the midwest) the Ohio River, and the Maryland-Pennsylvania border.
I'm north of the Mason-Dixon line I have no accent, I don't drink sweet tea, i'm in the middle of the country, i don't touch any oceans, I'm east of the Rockies. I'm from the Midwest.
by a.j.f. June 14, 2007
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