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michiganize 

To adapt software, systems, or processes to the University of Michigan way by stripping out key functionality, devolving the user interface, and adding maize and blue colors.

To prioritize form over functionality.

To reinforce institutional values of tradition, stubbornness, and elitism.
That app is way too powerful and easy to use. Let's michiganize it.

So what if hundreds of other organizations use this thing straight out of the box with great success? Michigan is special. Michiganize it!

We're not buying this phenomenal thing unless we can michiganize it.
michiganize by Frizzlebiscuit October 10, 2010
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Michiganize 

To cut the sleeves off a shirt
Wow! I didn't realize you could Michiganize a polo!
Michiganize by JAKIL October 14, 2016

Michigander 

1) An awesome person.

2) A sane person who doesn't go crazy when a single snowflake hits the ground.

3) Someone with enough common sense to use an umbrella when it's raining.

4) A person who pronounces things right and uses the right terminology.
1) "Look, isn't she amazing? I wanna be just like her!"
"I know...She must be a Michigander! Damn, I wish I was a Michigander."

2) "Oh look, there's 5 inches of snow on the ground. I'll just drive to work at my normal pace of 60 mph."

3) "Damn, I'm getting all wet."
"You should use an umbrella like Michiganders do."
"That's a great idea!"

4) RIGHT = Oh-ree-gahn; WRONG = Or-ee-gun
RIGHT = pop; WRONG = soda, sodapop, or anything else
RIGHT = pronounceation; WRONG = pronunciation
RIGHT = nuke-yuller; WRONG = nuclear
etc, etc, etc

Michigander 

Someone from the beautiful state of Michigan who hates everything Ohio related.

Don’t even get the started on Michigan vs Michigan State
david: “hey bro you see the michigan game? We wiped the floor with ‘em”
dale: “no one cares you damned michigander.
Michigander by 0hioStateSucks28 November 7, 2023

Michigander 

A driver, usually from the state of Michigan, who drives in the left lane, refusing to move over.
That damn Michigander should move over into the right lane!
Michigander by Therickman November 11, 2004

Michigander 

Usually a complete badass who drives in 10ft of snow on March 21st, then walks to school on the 22nd in 90 degree heat. Can bench press 350, fucks a giraffe and gives birth to an elephant, can get an lady/man, is straight (or a lying POS), and does back flips in his WRX STI, in the snow, sun out, on top of black ice.... drinking Arizona Tea.
Literally anybody: “Daymn, check out that guy! he’s literally giving CPR to a whale.

Everybody else: “That’s no man... that’s a Michigander...”

Michigander: “Sup fuckers come jump on his chest while I give him his breaths!”
Michigander by Zephyr737 August 4, 2019

Michigander 

- Likes to eat Deer Sausage, Deer Burgers and Deer Chili.
- Needs to have a Michigan bar in every state since nobody likes them.
- Is bizarrley passionate about Coke VS Pepsi and Pop VS Soda.
- Love to ridicule the Upper Peninsula, even though to the rest of the USA the U.P. is know as a great place and the rest of Michigan sucks.
- So narrow minded that they think all of America watches hickass Big Ten Sports.
- Has an accent that sounds Ontario Canadian but likes to make fun of the Canadian Accent.
Michigander :OOooo yooouu knoooowww, yoooouuu Canajuns says Aboot. What aboot that, Huuuuuhhhhhh
Michigander by Dartmouth729 August 2, 2010
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