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    [Verb]  | "poise" | \ ˈpȯiz \


    1: balance; especially : to hold or carry in equilibrium

    2: to hold supported or suspended without motion in a steady position

    3: to hold or carry (the head) in a particular way

    Origin: 1597 ;

     Middle English, to weigh, ponder, from Anglo-French peiser, poiser, from Latin pensare{mat|pensive|};

    [Noun]  | "poise" | \ ˈpȯiz \


    1: a stably balanced state : equilibrium

    2: easy self-possessed assurance of manner : gracious tact in coping or handling; also : the pleasantly tranquil interaction between persons of poise

    3: a particular way of carrying oneself : bearing, carriage

    Origin: 1649 ;

     Middle English poyse weight, heaviness, from Anglo-French peis, pois, from Latin pensum, from neuter of pensus, past participle of pendere to weigh {mat|pendant|};

    [Noun]  | "poise" | \ ˈpwäz \


    1: a centimeter-gram-second unit of viscosity equal to the viscosity of a fluid that would require a shearing force of one dyne to impart to a one-square-centimeter area of an arbitrary layer of the fluid a velocity of one centimeter per second relative to another layer separated from the first by a distance of one centimeter

    Origin: 1913 ;

     French, from Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille †1869 French physician and anatomist;

    [Noun]  | "self-poise" | \ ˌself-ˈpȯiz \


    1: the quality or state of being self-poised

    Origin: 1844 ;

    [Noun]  | "poises" 


    1: a general way of holding the body;


      * e.g., " ... the woman's poise suggested that she was accustomed to having her wishes carried out promptly and without question "



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    [Noun]  | "poise" 


    1: a condition in which opposing forces are equal to one another;


      * e.g., " ... there must be a poise between the rights of the individual and the rights of society "




    2: a general way of holding the body;


      * e.g., " ... the woman's poise suggested that she was accustomed to having her wishes carried out promptly and without question "



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    [Verb]  | "poises" 


    1: to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally;


      * e.g., " ... the disgraced business executive poised herself for the difficult press conference "




    2: to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air;


      * e.g., " ... the falcon poised in the air for an instant before diving to attack its prey "



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    [Verb]  | "poise" 


    1: to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally;


      * e.g., " ... the disgraced business executive poised herself for the difficult press conference "




    2: to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air;


      * e.g., " ... the falcon poised in the air for an instant before diving to attack its prey "



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     [ "Poised" ]

    1: Having a composed and self-assured manner.

      * e.g.,  ... not every day you saw that poised, competent kid distressed 

     [ "Poised" ]

    2: To be completely in tune with one’s truest, most authentic self… and to live that authenticity confidently every day.

      * e.g.,  ... she had learned from the girls at the salon how to appear perfectly poised 

     [ "Poised" ]

    3: Being confident in who you are.

      * e.g.,  ... 'teachers are poised to resume their attack on government school tests' 

     [ "Poised" ]

    4: Being graceful, but also unapologetic for expressing your truest self.

     [ "Poised" ]

    5: Living your truth.

     [ "Poised" ]

    6: Carrying yourself with confidence and practicing grace, even in stressful scenarios.

     [ "Poised" ]

    1: Poised is used as a synonym for peak or fake

      * e.g.,  ... Nah bro thats so poised 

     [ "poiseful" ]

    1: A mixture of the words "poise" and "graceful".

      * e.g.,  ... 1 

     [ "poiseful" ]

    2: Usually used in a sarcastic manner(1).

      * e.g.,  ... person attempts an ice skating move and fails 

     [ "poiseful" ]

    3: Can also be used in a serious manner(2).

      * e.g.,  ... "that was really poiseful jane! ha ha ha!" 

     [ "Poised" ]

    1: Asking for attention, bait or just generally bad.

      * e.g.,  ... “Did you see Jessica’s instagram story? Poised bro” 

     [ "poise" ]

    1: to throw or sling an object or person

      * e.g.,  ...  It's rubbish, just poise it into the skip We struggled for a while but then I managed to poise him into the pond. 

     [ "Poising the roast" ]

    1: A male mistress throwing a fit when his woman is late coming home and he has to eat dinner alone. Can pout or go to extreme measures for attention.

      * e.g.,  ... "Keep this up and I might have to start poising the roast" 

     [ "Poise pads" ]

    1: Pads for people who have LBL (light bladder leakage). Not to be mistaken for period pads, poise pads have absorb lock cores, anti-leak sides, and scent control. The colors are purple, blue, and white and they come in huge pink packages. Can hold up to 2 cups of urine.

      * e.g.,  ... Gigi: oh snap....anybody got any pads. aunt rosie is visiting. 

     [ "pick your poise" ]

    1: A play on words deriving from “pick your poison” in the game elden ring. it means you either pick having good fashion or a good armor set.

      * e.g.,  ... Bro 1: I just got this new armor set but it’s stats are worse than the one i’m wearing John Elden Ring: “Pick your poise lil bro” 

     [ "pot poise" ]

    1: Knocking pots for the purpose of silencing dogs.

      * e.g.,  ... Boy: My three dogs bark at the doorbell until I show them how clanging pots together is effective in their being silent. It's my mother's only way to handle their barking. Girl: that's a good way to show them pot poise. 

     [ "marienplatz sneak in - poise out" ]

    1: Go secretly to Marienplatz and have fun with your loved one in different ways, so that you end up feeling happy and full of spirit.

      * e.g.,  ... "How was your weekend?" "Oh great, I did some Marienplatz sneak in - poise out, which helped me through the day" 

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