Anderstatement

A public declaration by a cast member of "Workaholics"

You seen "The Intern"? Man, that's an Anderstatement.

by The George Lucas Talk Show September 13, 2020

onderstatement

when you're so under something you're over it

in regards to the bigfoot from pizza hut, "big would be an onderstatement"

by andrewtabs September 13, 2020

understatement

1. expressing with restraint or lack of emphasis, usually used for an ironic' or rhetorical effect.

2.basically a figure of speech that writers use to subtly make a situation less important or serious than it really is.

Saying "We've had a little rain," when the neighborhood is flooded. Now that is an understatement.

The last line of Frost's "Birches" illustrates understatement: "One could do worse than be a swinger of birches."

by AuthenticJudge May 18, 2010

understatement

to state to weakly, or without emphasis

To say George W. Bush is a bad president would be an understatement

by Garrett San February 19, 2008

understatement of the century

something said that states the obvious, often falling short of the truth.

guy 1: Bush was a sucky president.
guy 2: That's the understatement of the century.

by yellowcurvedhead March 27, 2010

understatement

To say that such phrase or sentence is not well defined and/or weak in its own definition

Person A: I think Richard Simmons is gay.

Person B: That's an understatement.

by ___the_underscore___ April 5, 2010

onderstatement

when you're so under something you're over it

in regards to the bigfoot from pizza hut, "big would be an onderstatement!"

by andrewtabs September 14, 2020