Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lay-down misère

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lay--down mis-ere
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An absolute certainty.

Australian usage; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of misère ouvert.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Just as there is no lay-dawn misère in country passenger services, I have to say that there is no lay-down misère in metropolitan passenger services."
"Erin means Ireland where that stinkin' lawyer's in gaol and you can bet your life he's set that up and pissed off with all the funds. So it's a lay-down misère that's not worth the paper it's printed on."
"For example, the 1972 Whitlam election was a lay down misere. From day one of that campaign, the result was never in doubt."
"To live in Australia is to be familiar with most of these arguments, which usually are advanced as if there is no possible refutation. In reality, few are lay down miseres, and I will present them together with the more obvious lines of response."

Usage

Inflected Forms

lay-down misères (plural)

Synonyms

misère ouvert

Questions

What does lay-down misère mean?: An absolute certainty.

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