The process of doing a "Find -> Replace" in Microsoft Word, in which you replace all periods in the paper with a larger size period. This can add one or more pages to the length of a long paper.
I used the Period Trick to make all my periods 14 font and got the extra page I needed to finish my essay!
Best friend to college kids everywhere.
Best friend to college kids everywhere.
by bro2baseball April 13, 2009
1. Changing the size of all the periods in an essay to make it appear longer than it actually is. Commonly used to meet length requirements of a paper.
2. The reasoning a girl uses to avoid having sexual intercourse.
2. The reasoning a girl uses to avoid having sexual intercourse.
1. Oh shit! my essay is short by about a page. Time to use the period trick!
2.
Mary: So I saw you and Brad together last night! Did you...ya know?
Sammy: No, I really didnt want to have sex with him, so I pulled the period trick and just gave him a bj.
2.
Mary: So I saw you and Brad together last night! Did you...ya know?
Sammy: No, I really didnt want to have sex with him, so I pulled the period trick and just gave him a bj.
by roflzorz07 April 20, 2011