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Old 06-22-2006, 03:41 PM   #5
MaggieL
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Is the thread title a reference to urine (as in "My whole family is pissy") or simply a punny spelling of

en·nui n.
Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom:

"The servants relieved their ennui with gambling and gossip about their masters" John Barth.

[French, from Old French enui, from ennuyer, to annoy, bore; see annoy.]
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