Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A section or part; a frustum.
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Examples
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"This is not what investors had in mind," said Mr. Moffett, adding that the share repurchase program is a welcome development, but investors will be frust rated by the decision to buy Bresnan at a rich valuation instead of acquiring more of Cablevision itself at a discount.
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Red, dere be a maustrap brand by da name SnapEz or sumfink lyk dat… dab bit ub p-nut budder on the “cup”, set it, and eggspect tew haz wun less maus rownd… got rid ub mah mows da frust thyme ai useded it.
ok i finished it - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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It wood beez nyce if teh burgerz wood let us no haow teh burger fix iz gowing- iz berry frust… frostr.. hard to handel.
Young Skywalker – rest now you must… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Unjoint him this bittern, frust me this chicken, display yon crane, thigh her her pigeon, unlace allay rabbit and pheasant!
Finnegans Wake 2006
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Obama tells voters to pressure Congress - Lancaster Newspapers CincyFeeds.com Obama wants frustrated voters to press Congress \n AP\n: AP - President Barack Obama says people are frust...
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Are you curre. .ntly frust. .rated .. with a boy/. .girl?
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U.N. climate negotiators ended another round of talks this week, nibbling at the edges of a new climate change treaty but frust ...
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Cinta baru sahaja bersemi selepas Juliana frust dengan seorang bisnesman.
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Leman frust cara Ali berborak membuat dia tak dapat jual minyak pada kwan-kawan lain.
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All of the previous month's frust ration and concern came to the surface, and I was losing it.
i, wright 2009
whichbe commented on the word frust
WORDIE CHALLENGE: define this word!
December 16, 2008
yarb commented on the word frust
Matter accumulated in an unkempt beard.
December 16, 2008
yaybob commented on the word frust
According to the Urban Dictionary, frust is, "the small line of debris that refuses to be swept onto the dust pan and keeps backing a person across the room until he finally decides to give up and sweep it under the rug."
Essentially what Yarb said.
December 16, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word frust
I second both definitions. In fact I clicked on this page coming here to post something much like those.
December 16, 2008
bilby commented on the word frust
A compact whip, used for beating oneself over the head in moments of great frustration.
December 16, 2008
sionnach commented on the word frust
An ice-cream cone that has a big bite taken out of it by someone with an unkempt beard simultaneously engaged in backing across the room with a dustpan and self-flagellation to the head.
December 16, 2008
reesetee commented on the word frust
Yaybob, that was originally a sniglet definition. I remember it from many years ago because it seemed so apt. In fact, I've incorporated it into my everyday vocabulary.
Well, not every day. I don't sweep that often. :-)
December 16, 2008
bilby commented on the word frust
Definition appears on this page, perhaps dating back to 1997.
February 14, 2009
reesetee commented on the word frust
Yup. Sniglets.
February 16, 2009
yarb commented on the word frust
"'...the day we had lunch champêtre deep in that wonderful grove of beeches stretching on and on and on, by that half-ruined Doric folly with its frusts and columns.'"
- W.M. Spackman, An Armful of Warm Girl
January 2, 2012