What is Metric?
1.
An amazing Canadian band. The lead singer is Emily Haines who also does come vocals for Stars and Broken Social Scene.
They can be found at ilovemetric
"Last night I saw Metric, and I danced my ass off!"
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2.
A) The metric system; a system used to measure/weigh things.
B) A Canadian indie band.
A) That truck weighs 1 metric tonne.
B) Metric's CD kick butt!
3.
Bad in the sense that something has gone awry, or that someone has caused something to go awry; Messed up.
Bob - "Hey, did you just hit that guy in the face for no reason?"
Steve - "Yeah, so?"
Bob - "That's pretty darn Metric of you."
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Comparing the Metric and Secondary (Or standard as some call it) measurement systems in America, we find that the majority of people are more familiar with Secondary, and as such 'Metric' is awkward, different, bad, or crazy. In this sense, 'Metric' can be used to describe the attitude or actions of a person, or something else that has happened that was unintended and harmful or unwanted.
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4.
A modifier meaning "even more than"
Most commonly used with
The modifier 'metric' has been co-opted from the term 'metric ton,' which is 205 pounds more than a 'ton.'
So, an 'assload' is a lot, but a 'metric assload' is even more.
A pipe broke, and now there's a metric buttload of water in my basement!
5.
A female of gargantuan size.
A metric can normally be spotted in the south east of England and is often mistaken for a Land Rover Discovery.
Originates from the term “Metric tonne”
“She’s a bit of a metric”
“I know I’m looking at metric but I’m not sure which part of it I'm seeing”
“Ed saw metric and got an erection”
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6.
The adjective 'metric' defines a unit of measurment that is included in the Internationl System of Units (SI).
All countries except the USA, Liberia, and Myanmar use the SI and it is furthermore the only system of units used in scientific work.
Hihi I'm some Canadian chick and the only metric I know is some dumbass band.
Ooooh look at me, I'm dumbassly defining metric as 'even more than'...how awesome is that.
7.
Horrible band consisting of a bunch of retards. 60% of the reason they suck
is because they suck dicks on the side to pay rent, the other 40% is that they're Canadian. Not saying all Canadians suck, just the semi-sucessful ones.
Char: Oh my god! Metric rocked!
Ben: No, Metric is gay, besides, I hear they suck live.
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