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lay-down misères

lay-down misères is the plural of lay-down misère.

Meaning of lay-down misère

Noun

lay-down misère (usually uncountable, plural lay-down misères)

  1. (Australia, slang, usually) An absolute certainty.
    • 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.1980, Victoria Parliament, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), Volume 353, page 1606
  2. (usually) Synonym of misère ouvert.
    Synonyms:
    misère ouvert

Questions about lay-down misères

What is lay-down misères the plural of?
Lay-down misères is the plural of lay-down misère.

Words near lay-down misères in the dictionary

  1. lay-bye
  2. lay-byes
  3. lay-bys
  4. lay-down
  5. lay-down misère
  6. lay-down misères
  7. lay-downs
  8. lay-in
  9. lay-ins
  10. lay-off
  11. lay-offs

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