Used to count out a time of about one second, especially in games.
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A recitation of “Mississippi” (interjection).
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Any reader who uses the old “One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, etc.” method to estimate distance to a storm, and doesn't get any further than a count of five to eight had better be in a safe shelter.
I counted five Mississippis between each flash of lightning and the thunder crash that followed.