1. Require (ing) a lot of work/attention to maintain.

2. Require (ing) a lot of money or attention to appearance.

3. Require (ing) a high emotional investment or en excessive amount of money.

EXAMPLES OF HIGH-MAINTENANCE BEHAVIOR:
-Having frequent professional cosmetic consultations, such as hair-dressing, manicures and pedicures
-Excessive worthless spending (tricking)
-Attention craving
-Being too delicate or suavé
NOTE: high-maintenance is primarily used to refer to attractive straight women or a person/people that's stuck on self.
by Mr. Terrence L. Trezvant May 13, 2006
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Any follow-up ass wiping that is loosely associated with a prior shit. Primarily to make sure the ass is completely clean before leaving the homestead and going out to locations where bathrooms might not be as available or as user friendly as you’d prefer them to be. Also useful to clean swamp ass.
Father Jimbo will be ready to go to the bar as soon as he makes one more phonecall and does a maintenance wipe.
by Father Jimbo February 16, 2010
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The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again.
The server's down...nothing a little percussive maintenance can't fix...
by Zak May 30, 2003
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This is the fine art of whacking, throwing, smashing or banging the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again.
The dvd player kept skipping so I fixed it with some percussive maintenance.
by richkjak December 29, 2010
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The mani/pedis, the highlights, workouts, facials, waxing, botox, etc. that keep Cougars 'in the hunt.' Otherwise, without said Cougar Maintenance, the Cougar risks looking like an Old Whore.
"Where's Tina today? Oh, she had to go for some Cougar Maintenance at the spa."

"Did you see Rachel? Girlfriend better go do some Cougar Maintenance."
by kellybex November 19, 2009
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Sending text messages to those people you'd like to date "Someday" or "eventually" to remind them that you exist. It's a low effort way to maintain a connection without having to really commit to anything serious.
Q: "Have you heard from that guy you met in that bar last week?"

A: "Yeah, he's sent me a few maintenance texts tonight, asking where we were but not wanting to meet up. LAME!"
by shoewhore September 9, 2008
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A man who is called upon for simple maintenance issues a woman may have. For example, unclogging her pipes, knocking wood, or laying pipe. The woman is typically a YUPI who is not interested in a relationship, at least not with the man in question. The maintenance man usually does his job in the late evening and leaves when the "job" is complete. Maintenance man services are free of charge.
Ex. 1: I hear Baltimore has a lot of girls just looking for a maintenance man.
Ex. 2: Yeh, I'm doing part time maintenance man work now, but I'm looking to pick up a few more clients.
by Smooth Operator February 28, 2006
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