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Posted by Markitos on July 31, 2001

In Reply to: Phrase Meaning posted by John Pursel on July 17, 2001

: What is the common meaning of the phrase: undertone of anger"?

It means someone's got an edge to their voice, there's an unspoken threat of worse to follow if the implicit message isn't heeded.

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