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Misery
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misery
English
Etymology
en Missouri misery.
Proper noun
en derogatory slang humorous en @derogatory name for:Missouri state c/USA.
en August 20 1879 Noah Allen Noah in Misery-He Relieves Himself The Wichita Weekly Beacon 3 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), [...]
Anagrams
en eimrsy Myries