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Micronesian time

Micronesian time noun: a notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Micronesians, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.

Noun

Micronesian time (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Micronesians, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.

Questions about Micronesian time

What does Micronesian time mean?
Micronesian time means a notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Micronesians, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.
What part of speech is Micronesian time?
Micronesian time is a noun.

Words near Micronesian time in the dictionary

  1. micronematous
  2. microneme
  3. micronemes
  4. Micronesia
  5. Micronesian
  6. Micronesian time
  7. Micronesians
  8. micronet
  9. micronets
  10. micronetwork
  11. micronetworks

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