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English
Etymology
Blend of Missouri + misery.
Proper noun
Misery
- (derogatory, slang, humorous) The state of Missouri.
1879 August 20, Noah Allen, “Noah in Misery-He Relieves Himself”, in The Wichita Weekly Beacon, page 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), [...]
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