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Mississippi

1. noun /ˌmɪsəˈsɪpi/

a) A . Capital Jackson: Postal abbreviation: MS

I counted five Mississippis between each flash of lightning and the thunder crash that followed.

b) A major river in North America that rises in Minnesota and flows into the Gulf of Mexico.

2. interjection /ˌmɪsəˈsɪpi/

Used to count out a time of about one second, especially in games.

Any reader who uses the old “One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, etc.” method to estimate distance to a storm, and doesnt get any further than a count of five to eight had better be in a safe shelter.

Syn: Magnolia State, Hospitality State, Big Muddy, Missouri, Big River, Body of a Nation, El Grande, El Grande de Soto, Father of Waters, Gathering of Waters, Great River, Mighty Mississippi, Muddy Mississippi, Old Man River

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