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    [Noun]  | "is*sue" | \ ˈi-(ˌ)shü \


    1: a vital or unsettled matter

    2: concern, problem

    3: a matter that is in dispute between two or more parties


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, exit, proceeds, from Anglo-French, from issir to come out, go out, from Latin exire to go out, from ex- + ire to go; akin to Goth iddja he went, Greek ienai to go, Sanskrit eti he goes;

    [Noun]  | "wedge issue" 


    1: a political issue that divides a candidate's supporters or the members of a party


    Origin: 1982 ;

    [Verb]  | "issue" 


    1: to put forth or distribute usually officially

    2: to send out for sale or circulation : publish

    3: provide, supply


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Adjective]  | "stan*dard-is*sue" | \ ˈstan-dərd-ˈi-(ˌ)shü \


    1: standard, typical


    Origin: 1966 ;

    [Idiomatic phrase]  | "take issue" 


    1: to adopt or express an opposed or contrary view or position : disagree —usually used with with


    Origin: 1623 ;

    [Idiom]  | "force the issue" 


    1: to force someone to do something or to make a decision about something

    [Idiom]  | "without issue" 


    1: without having children

    [Noun]  | "issue" 


    1: a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause;


      * e.g., " ... one of the issues of the Civil War was a resolution to the question of states' rights "





    2: a place or means of going out;


      * e.g., " ... since the lake is the issue of the polluted river, it is becoming polluted as well "





    3: the descendants of a person, animal, or plant;


      * e.g., " ... someone who dies without issue might have their estate turned over to the state "



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    [Verb]  | "issue" 


    1: to produce and release for distribution in printed form;


      * e.g., " ... plans to issue a monthly newsletter "



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    2: to throw or give off;


      * e.g., " ... a volcano issuing vast clouds of hot ash "



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    [Adjective]  | "standard-issue" 


    1: being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events;


      * e.g., " ... another standard-issue thriller with a man on the run desperately trying to find the baddie who framed him for murder "





    [Phrase]  | "take issue" 


    1: to have a different opinion;


      * e.g., " ... She took issue with the way the department was run. "





    2: to present an opposing opinion or argument;


      * e.g., " ... He took issue with their explanation of what happened in his report. "



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    [Phrase]  | "taken issue" 


    1: to have a different opinion;


      * e.g., " ... She took issue with the way the department was run. "





    2: to present an opposing opinion or argument;


      * e.g., " ... He took issue with their explanation of what happened in his report. "



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    [Phrase]  | "took issue" 


    1: to have a different opinion;


      * e.g., " ... She took issue with the way the department was run. "





    2: to present an opposing opinion or argument;


      * e.g., " ... He took issue with their explanation of what happened in his report. "



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    [Phrase]  | "takes issue" 


    1: to have a different opinion;


      * e.g., " ... She took issue with the way the department was run. "





    2: to present an opposing opinion or argument;


      * e.g., " ... He took issue with their explanation of what happened in his report. "



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    [Phrase]  | "taking issue" 


    1: to have a different opinion;


      * e.g., " ... She took issue with the way the department was run. "





    2: to present an opposing opinion or argument;


      * e.g., " ... He took issue with their explanation of what happened in his report. "



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     [ "issue" ]

    1: revenge, or payback. This form originated in South East Louisiana.

      * e.g.,  ... Oh, that boy shot my cousin?! He gon get his issue! 

     [ "issue" ]

    1: a problem,(a colloquialism)

      * e.g.,  ... I had an issue with the control panel.  

     [ "issue" ]

    1: a hypodermic syringe full of the user's drug of choice.

      * e.g.,  ... I feel like doing a big issue right now. 

     [ "issue" ]

    1: used in tha south means an ounce of coke

      * e.g.,  ... u gonna cop that issue 

     [ "issue" ]

    1: Synonym for the interrogative phrase "are you".

      * e.g.,  ... "Issue gone hit that or what, niggah? 

     [ "issue" ]

    1: Something that is really good.

      * e.g.,  ... This bud is the issue. 

     [ "Issue" ]

    1: What I read What I see Does not add up But hey, you know this and have done long time .. So the issue … Can’t believe what I read Was never authenticated

      * e.g.,  ... Issue … Misuse 

     [ "issues" ]

    1: Fancy and elegant way to say "problems".

      * e.g.,  ... Poor bastard... he has problems. I, have issues. 


     [ "issues" ]

    2: It is so used nowadays, that people often feel proud and want everyone to know about them.

      * e.g.,  ... I don't have drug problems, I have chemical dependancy issues. 

     [ "issues" ]

    1: Type One Issue: That component of a your character that is screwed up due to a previous relationship.

      * e.g.,  ... Example: Any furious domestic argument; see your own life for examples. You probably have issues about it. 


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    2: Type Two Issue: That component of a your character which will be screwed up due to your current relationship.


     [ "issues" ]

    3: Type Three Issue: What your current boyfriend or girlfriend has when your Type One Issue gets in the way of their attempts to give you a Type Two Issue.

     [ "issues" ]

    1: Euphemism used in human dynamics, including but not limited to romances, workplaces and general social discourse.

      * e.g.,  ... Example 1: John Doe has tried to inveigle Jane Moe into bed. She says no. Thwarted, John Doe sneers that, “well, you know, Jane Moe has Issues regarding strong men”, pejoratively implying lesbian tendencies . Reality: John Doe is an irritating, self-satisfied blowhard and well worth avoiding. 


     [ "issues" ]

    2: It is used by X, who is miffed at Y’s refusal to be manipulated by X or act in a way that X wishes them to. X is socially precluded from saying, “Damn! Y won’t bend to my will, which is the only thing that matters! Me! ME! MEEEEEE!!!!! Curses!”, and so, rather, quietly responds with the back of the verbal hand, slyly denigrating Y as having “issues”. The “issue”, of course, is that Y has enough character or determination not to dance like a monkey to X’s tune. The term is non-gender specific, as both men and women are likely to use it in some form or another.

      * e.g.,  ... Example 2: Jane Fictional has tried to alter the conduct of her boyfriend, John Examplefellow. He refuses to make changes that are, in her view, necessary to improve the relationship; he has reasons for doing so, based on his experience(s) and/or view(s), and presents them. Jane will complain to her friends that John “can’t move forward because he has Issues”. Reality: she is nettled that she is unable to “fix the rules” of the relationship, and ascribes this not to controlling tendencies on her part but to nonexistent problems on his. 

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