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onderstatement

when you're so under something you're over it
in regards to the bigfoot from pizza hut, "big would be an onderstatement"
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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
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onderstatement

"now that's an onderstatement!" - Haley Joel Osment
by wikifeet September 13, 2020
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onderstatement

when you're so under something that you end up over it
it would really be an onderstatement if you really would please talk about kingdom hearts while haley is still on glts
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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
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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
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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
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