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Misery en · PROPN

Etymology

Blend of Missouri + misery.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, humorous, slang) Derogatory name for Missouri: a state of the United States.
    • First, the young lady whom you spoke as becoming [a] mistress of the establishment would most likely (if she could become as such) be brought into a state of misery, instead of being brought from the state of misery, (or Missouri), [...] 1879 August 20, Noah Allen, “Noah in Misery-He Relieves Himself”, in The Wichita Weekly Beacon, page 3: