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- v. simple past tense and past participle of misunderestimate.
Examples
“I was at an event early in President Bush's tenure in which, in remarks before a large audience, he used the word 'misunderestimated'.”
“November 20th, 2009 3: 51 pm ET to all those who are smugly rolling their eyes when Palin speaks, remember, we "misunderestimated" a "less-informed" candidate once before, and the media loved him almost as much as it loves Palin.”
“Guess we "misunderestimated" just how incompetent Jr. & friends could be!”
“I was listening to NPR in the car yesterday during his press conference, and I heard the "misunderestimated" one AGAIN.”
“To borrow from the former President, I, and a lot of pundits "misunderestimated" the attitude of the people in my old home state.”
Denis Campbell: Man-Up Time President Obama: Grow Spine and Become Party's Dictator
“PS - He actually did once say he was "misunderestimated", didn't he?”
“But following eight years of a president who relished being "misunderestimated" the American people are clearly ready for an eloquent presidency.”
“He joked with the White House press corps about how they "misunderestimated" him.”
“George W. Bush and Dick Cheney may have "misunderestimated" some things, but not Congress.”
“Democratic leaders have always "misunderestimated" the depths of American discomfort with these adventures.”
Robert L. Borosage: Obama's September Choice: Charge or Trim?
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afterthoughtfulness, brickormortis, swipeout, smirting, misunderestimated
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