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Underweight 

A term which is supposed to refer to a body mass index of less than 18.5 or simply being in a healthy weight range but is overused to categorize what seems like thin people in general.

Ridiculous really, just because someone weighs a couple pounds under the fixed ideal number and is clearly healthy they seem to be branded with a word that makes them sound unhealthily thin.

Meanwhile if someone weighs anything OVER the fixed ideal weight they are never called overweight until they actually reach the BMI 25 mark. In fact, women are complimented and praised for having 'great curves' while if they weigh anything below that optical number they are considered 'fit for eating disorder diagnosis'.
Jim: "Well i guess I'm about 5'8 and I weigh.....150lbs?"

Doctor: "Sweet Jesus. Ideal weight for that height is 155lbs! You are clinically underweight. God have mercy on you Jim. I advise a high calorie diet and intense workout regime. You're body mass index is only 22.8 for heavens sake, build some self contr-"

Jim: "But I -"

Doctor: "Follow the obesity Jim. Being slim and healthy just isn't acceptable for any man Jim. A 33 inch waist is.....unmanly in my opinion. Its just not the American way. EAT! EAT! EAT!"

Jim: "Isn't obesity unhealthy?"

Doctor: "Oh so you're offending fat people now? Get out of my office, you....uh ...perfectly healthy yet underweight twig!".
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Underweight 

Someone who is far below the healthy weight range.
For example, a 130 pound 6’ man would be rather underweight
Underweight by User T70 March 12, 2025
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undernight

The opposite of overnight. If overnight is defined as the period from day through night to the next day, undernight is defined as moving from night through day into the next night.

Essentially means "daytime."

Synonymous with overday, if such a word existed.
"I'm staying at a friend's place overnight."

"Oh yeah? I'll be there undernight today, I might see you there before I leave."

"Word."
undernight by Daem0n October 26, 2011

underlight

Underlight was a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) by Lyra Studio's

Underlight focused on character development and interaction rather than combat or items. Underlight's setting was a shared dream state. Gameplay revolved around the interactions of numerous guilds, each with a different take on the dream-space they inhabit

Underlight shut down November 2006.
Anyone remember Underlight? No? Pity )=
underlight by WalkingDreamer July 10, 2009

underlight

a game run by a biased team of gm's who don't believe in fair play.
a graphical real-time cyber-sex world.
a crock of shit.
rpg player 1: hey, what is that game you are playing there that looks to be entirely biased as those players that the gm's favour are getting rewarded for cheating and being assholes? it looks like a crock of shit.
rpg player 2: its called underlight
underlight by <3 dol May 3, 2005

Undersight 

To over look a small detail, to miss a nominal item. To forget to do something very small.
Sorry Sir, that was an undersight on my part, to not add that item onto the invoice.
Undersight by Podscatter February 9, 2009

underweighth 

an underweight eighth, usually due to scrimping dealers and/or damp/wet bud
"damn that chrisgilbert has sold me an underweighth again"
underweighth by njb May 28, 2008
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