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pussterior - A cat's tail. e.g., When I pet my cat I like to pet it frontierior to pussterior. submitted by Paul Edic - (www) |
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pusswinkle - A humiliating term, used as a reason for everything if it is not to your advantage. The word can be broken apart and literally interpreted. That is, a pusswinkle is one who winkles the puss. e.g., He wouldn't donate his kidneys to my biology class because he's a pusswinkle. Stop winkling my puss, you pusswinkle. submitted by chris |
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pussycatalyst - Alcoholic beverages. e.g., Your luck hooking up on the Jersey Shore seems to correlate with how much pussycatalyst the ladies you encounter have consumed. No different from anywhere else. submitted by beelzebub |
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pussyfooting - To delicately and carefully (like a stalking cat) talk your way around a subject that may be controversial, or difficult to discuss. e.g., Sally pussyfooted around the issue of asking her boss for a raise. submitted by Mandi |
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pussyfootnote - Footnotes whose only purpose is to satisfy your teacher's pedantry. e.g., You'll get all kinds of points deducted no matter how well-written your report is unless you use some pussyfootnotes. Here. Here's some boilerplate you can use. Mr. Graham'll never notice they're fake. submitted by HD Fowler |
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pussyfootpath - A catwalk used by cats showing off their new duds. e.g., Hey, Marian, get that tuna off the pussyfootpath. The cats will be here any minute. Don't wanna distract 'em and mess up their fancy pussyfootwork. submitted by HD Fowler |
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pussywillie - The sex organ of a hermaphrodite. e.g., The older boys went to the carnival tent and saw a pussywillie, but they said I was too young to go. submitted by beelzebub |
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pustacious - To be filled with pus. e.g., My big toe is infected, now it's all pustacious. submitted by Fiona McKenney |
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pustacular - Spectacular occurence of pimples. e.g., Your face is pustacular, Chris. submitted by Rose |
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put away the shotgun - To get over something which is emotionally important to you and have it replaced by something new. e.g., "So, are you still going out with Jen?" "Nah, I put away the shotgun and got me Jane." submitted by Kerem |
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put my name in - Used by a guy to alert his buddies of his interest in a given female. e.g., Mary is quite attractive. I may just have to put my name in. submitted by slam-p |
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put paid to - The Phrase Finder: "To deal with effectively; to finish something off." "Put paid to" has the sense of disabusing people of any notion that they will be able to continue doing what they have been doing. e.g., "Along the way, he made his staff both wealthy and happy: until yesterday, morale at Lehman Brothers was high – even though the immaculately groomed Mr Fuld’s withering looks put paid to the bank’s dress-down Friday tradition. " | He put paid to the notion that anyone would get a pay increase until profits improved. submitted by HD Fowler - (www) |
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put the boot in - What Australians call "kicking a man when he's down." Sometimes literal, sometimes figurative. Literal in the example. e.g., When Shawn started putting the boot in, the guy tried to crawl under a pool table for protection. submitted by Bruce Fowler - (www) |
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put the pipe down - Stop being ridiculous; resolve to set aside a bad habit. e.g., I think it's time for him to put the pipe down and leave those bikers to play their pool game in peace. submitted by Tavia |
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putent - Describes something that is not only has an extremely unpleasant smell, but the smell is also very potent and quite often far carrying. Most often used in extreme cases. e.g., Man alive. That garbage can is putent. submitted by Penguin Boy |
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puter - Short for computer. e.g., My puter crashed three times this week. submitted by Samantha |
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putergeist - A ghost that haunts your computer, disrupting your work and your day. e.g., A putergeist keeps closing down my computer. All Windows software is inhabited by puter geists. submitted by Mary Kelley - (www) |
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putie - 1. Another name for a computer. 2. A woman's nickname. e.g., Please turn off the putie when you are done. submitted by Carolyn Loomis |
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putitonmytabmom - Penny less teenager wanting to borrow funds for multiple emergency reasons and promising repayment. e.g., Could you lend me $20 and putitonmytabmom. submitted by Olivia - (www) |
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putrank - Putrid and rank. Something that is awfully smelly and disgusting to look at, at the same time. e.g., As I walked closer to the creek and realized it was full of raw sewage, it became clear how putrank it was. submitted by matt |
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putrest - Putridly honest. Being excessively honest or honest to a fault. {ED (Lillith). This editor can't agree that there's such a thing as being too honest. Unfortunately, her family and friends can.} e.g., You didn't have to be that honest about it. That's being putrest. submitted by Michael Katz |
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putron - An illegibly written word. Variations: putronic, putronically. Etymology: A friend of mine once thought some now-forgotten word written on a chalkboard was "putron." She even asked the teacher what "putron" meant. e.g., I cannot read the notes on the board. It's covered in putrons. Doctors' handwriting is notoriously putronic. submitted by Heather Fuller |
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putschka - An affectionate tap on the rear end, usually by a parent to a child, not to be confused with a sexual advance or corporal punishment. e.g., After his comment about the watery omelet, she surprised him with a putschka. submitted by Dan |
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putt-putt - A vehicle in bad condition but which still gets you there. e.g., My putt-putt has bad shocks and a bad paint job, but it still gets you down the road in one piece. submitted by Josh |
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putting perfume on a pig - A futile effort; a waste of time. From the movie They Live" starring Rowdy Roddy Piper and Lou Gossett, Jr. e.g., Putting a screen door on a submarine would be like putting perfume on a pig. submitted by Jerdog - (www) |
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puttinin - Contributing to the cause. e.g., The zit cream costs $12.00. Let's split the cost. How much you puttinin? submitted by HazySky |
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puz - A lazy way to say the word "because." My friend Jody Ross is the originator. e.g., We're goin' there tonight puz Ross said to. submitted by Scott G. |
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puzzlejuice - Quality exhibted by something freshly unknown to the mind, or something just in the process of being solved. e.g., "Wait. Go back and say that again." "I'm not sure I can. It's still covered in puzzlejuice." submitted by Graham Dean |
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puzzussion - Puzzled confusion. e.g., I have a serious case of puzzussion. submitted by Beverley |
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pvedderphall - Feh-dur-fahl. Falling slowly or slowing one's fall. e.g., The best way to pvedderphall from 30,000 feet is to use a parachute. submitted by Jeff |
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pvyrebaal - (Pronounced: "fireball") A fireball made up of blue or green flame. Also used to describe flame used by necromancers and other evil wizards. e.g., The necromancer heated his cauldron with a well-cast pvyrebaal. submitted by Jeff |
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pwinkerhoff - I don't know, do you? e.g., Bobfred: What's the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada? Georgemike: Pwinkerhoff. submitted by Katabrain |
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pwnage - Ownage. The word "own" is often used in the gaming world. When people type quickly, they make more typos. "Pwnage" is one of them, because the O is right next to the P. Eventually, the habit turned into an actual statement used. Definition: superiority, the acquisition of more skill or ability than other things or people. Pronunciation: POE-nidge. e.g., This is total pwnage. I pwned you. submitted by Mindliner |
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pwned - Past tense. To have seized complete control over something or someone. To render a victim completely helpless and at the absolute mercy of the victor. Comes from "owned," as used in hacker speak to represent complete ownership of a hacked computer system or defacement of a website. The variant of spelling is thought to have occurred due typing errors in online games. On a computer keyboard the letter "p" is close to the letter "o," so "pwned" became a common misspelling. New online gamers seeing this misspelling simply adopted it as a substitute for "owned." Variations: owned, ownz. e.g., I pwned you when I took first place in the competition. submitted by Alex Bates - (www) |
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pwnl - Pwinol. Person With No Life. e.g., He can quote any "Dr. Who" episode from memory? He's one serious PWNL. submitted by Ari G. |
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pwtd - Post-Wedgie Trauma Disorder -- what makes the grammar snobs the meanies they are. e.g., "Dammit, why can't Lillith be more like Betsy and I? Why does she have to be such a . . . such a submitted by «June Casagrande» - (www) |
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pwup - Plastic traffic cones. (They make a "pwup" sound when dropped on the ground.) e.g., When navigating the driver's test, you have to be careful not to run into any pwups. submitted by Michele Mantynen |
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py - (pronounced like "pie"; n.) Piety. (on analogy with "perfidious" (adj.) -> "perfidy" (n.), "industrious" (adj.) -> "industry" (n.)). e.g., Kindness is the true measure of py. | If you have no inward py, your outward py is just a lie. submitted by Scott M. Ellsworth |
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pyew-pyew & zwoom-zwoom - Refers to action in a science-fiction movie. From the sound of the blasters and light sabers of the Star Wars stories. e.g., I can't wait for Star Wars 3 to open, because it looks to contain a lot of pyew-pyew and zwoom-zwoom. submitted by beefarino |
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pyramidiot - New-age dilettante with all the "toys": pyramids, crystals, tarot cards, etc., but with no real knowledge, understanding, or dedication. e.g., Most of the people in my circle are serious Wiccans, but we do get the odd pyramidiot. submitted by J. Field |
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pyrokleptic - One who pockets a lighter or book of matches. e.g., That pyrokleptic stole my lighter. submitted by Logumby |
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pyrokleptomanic - Someone who steals disposable lighters, usually without knowing it--or claiming not to know it. e.g., My boyfriend is a pyrokleptomanic, is yours? submitted by pam |
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pyropiganatic - A person with a love of flaming pigs. Not to be confused with those who enjoy insulting pigs on Internet forums. e.g., If you like that burning pig, you must be a pyropiganatic. submitted by Olaph |
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pythonian deductive reasoning - A form of deductive reasoning patterned after the witch burning scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. e.g., Using Pythonian Deductive Reasoning we can establish: Since it's warmer in Boston than Phoenix, it's Winter. Something is changing nature's patterns. Witches practice in meddling in nature. Therefore, witches are causing the warm weather in Boston. submitted by Michael Buehler |
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