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- noun The quality of being
nonplussed .
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Examples
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I think the approach is this: you're left in such a state of disbelieving nonplussedness as their image dances before your eyes -- jaw agape, brain muddled -- that the Word can easily be secreted within by brainwashing angels Stryper, I guess to abide next to, and nurture, the soul.
Cape Fear: Cycling Fashion's Reign of Terror Continues BikeSnobNYC 2009
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BTW, I am told that the USPTO may be coming out with a new rule that will shake up a lot of people, though whether into “nonplussedness” or “plussedness” only time willtell.
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We've got all the bases covered, douchey road racers and the far douchier jack holes trying to shit on them; Hipsters imperiling themselves among cars, especially among cars that will crush them while looking good; the nonplussedness you inspire and bodily byproducts.
Cycling Customs: Flashing the Biological Passport BikeSnobNYC 2009
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