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    [Adjective]  | "aus*tere" | \ ȯ-ˈstir \


    1: stern and cold in appearance or manner

    2: somber, grave

    3: morally strict : ascetic


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin austerus, from Greek austēros harsh, severe; akin to Greek hauos dry {mat|sere|};

    [Adjective]  | "austere" 


    1: given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint;


      * e.g., " ... an austere conductor who is as tough on himself as he is on the orchestra "





    2: harsh and threatening in manner or appearance;


      * e.g., " ... an austere fortress at the top of some formidable cliffs "





    3: providing only the essentials and nothing fancy or luxurious;


      * e.g., " ... for the private office of the CEO of the large corporation, the room is unexpectedly austere "





     [ "Austere" ]

    1: 1) Suggesting physical hardship: imposing or suggesting physical hardship.

      * e.g.,  ... The monks lived an austere life in the monastary. 


     [ "Austere" ]

    2: 2) Unsmiling: grimly unsmiling, humorless, or suggesting strict self-denial.


     [ "Austere" ]

    3: 3) Plain and without luxury: plain and simple, without luxury or self-indulgence.


     [ "Austere" ]

    4: 4) Plain in style or design: severely plain in design or lines, without distractions or decoration.

     [ "Austers" ]

    1: The sweetest guy you could ever meet.most adorable thing ever to be born.the love of my life and so much more.he's a keeper and all mine.

      * e.g.,  ... My Austers loves me! 

     [ "austerism" ]

    1: For an individual to act hard at all times, even when not necessary. An abundance of being hard.

      * e.g.,  ... He has bad austerism. 

     [ "austerity program" ]

    1: (ECONOMICS) when a government has to restructure spending by massively cutting social programs, development programs, and subsidies on basic necessities. Often accompanied by taxes increases, especially on lower incomes (since the poor cannot escape tax hikes).

      * e.g.,  ... Usually we use the term "austerity program" when the government in question has to backtrack on its ideological commitments. An example of this is France, after June 198 The Socialist government of Mitterrand had just implemented a raft of major new social welfare programs, and was promptly forced to cut everything back when the deficit ballooned. 

     [ "austerity chic" ]

    1: The trend of shunning ostentatious displays of wealth in favour of frugal spending which you will brag about to all your friends whether you are affected by the recession or not

      * e.g.,  ... She won't buy organic food anymore - she says it's such as luxury - she nows shop at wal-mart for everything which is so austerity chic. 

     [ "austerity recompense" ]

    1: getting paid to not sleep with someone

      * e.g.,  ... I got an austerity recompense of Knicks tickets from that old guy because I didn't hook up with that girl he's macking on. Suhweet. 

     [ "austerity christmas" ]

    1: a very financially tight christmas

      * e.g.,  ... Are you getting the ipad this chrismas? Nah man, we're having an austerity christmas 

     [ "austerity" ]

    1: A subliminal metaphorical raping of the poor in the UK, to give the wealthy class some fresh wanking material.

      * e.g.,  ... Try not to mention austerity during the QA or ill blow my load over the back bench. 

     [ "Austerity Nonce" ]

    1: Austerity Nonce - A new form

      * e.g.,  ... Johnny - Those fucking train drivers are greedy bastards asking for a pay rise ! They’re gonna make inflation worse. Give it to the Nurse’s because they deserve better and so they can make the inflation rise instead !!! Mick Lynch is evil. Trade unions should be illegal . Bill - fuck off Johnny I’ve been driving trains for 40 years and we’ve always earned a decent wage you massive Austerity Nonce. Go get a better paid job or enrol on some sort of course for one. Dickhead. 


     [ "Austerity Nonce" ]

    2: of hybrid nonce when the person is also a


     [ "Austerity Nonce" ]

    3: massive Karen ... Their behaviour mostly involving popping off at anyone who earns more than a nurse and branding them greedy when this has always been the case. If the targets part of a trade union


     [ "Austerity Nonce" ]

    4: they can display Tory ideological traits too.


     [ "Austerity Nonce" ]

    5: Not the worst kind of nonce but still a


     [ "Austerity Nonce" ]

    6: nonce nonetheless.

     [ "Auster" ]

    1: The name stupid tiny man. Height below 6'0. Really stupid though.

      * e.g.,  ... I think Auster is kind of stupid 

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