perceived coolness whore 

The annoying individual who claims to be interested or expert in almost any topic that anybody else in a group refers to as cool, often to the extent that their involvement in so many activities and interests, or in a more oscure pursuit or fetish, may seem dubious.

"Hangliding looks cool" eliciting the response "Oh, I LOVE to hanglide, I'm an experienced hangliderist!"

or

"I have a friend who is into CBT" followed by "Ooo, CBT is the coolest - I do it all the time!" leading the original speaker to ask the perceived coolness whore to define CBT in semi-polite company.

At their worst, a perceived coolness whore might stumble, late, into a conversation about female contraceptives or male pattern baldness and, upon hearing a prescription drug name, will claim to have once done lines of the afore-mentioned drug off the back of a hooker at a Hollywood party.

perceived coolness whore by Anthony Sheppard July 31, 2006

perceived potential 

Something anticipated or hoped for without any solid proof or promise.

You hire someone based on their perceived potential, only later you get a solid proof of their capabilities or promise.

When you pursue a girl, you want to date her based on perceived potential of her in your life. Only later you find out who she really is and if it's a good fit or not.

Before you move to a new location (city, area, country), the city has certain perceived potential in your mind. Only after living there for a while, you validate your hopes or assumptions.

perceived potential by The Latvian August 21, 2013

perceived value

Perceived value is an intangible measurement to define elitism or fortune. 1. A credit card company issues a black credit card by invitation only. A second credit card also issues a black credit card for a fee. Both cards are perceived value cards because they offer prestige for not apparent reason. 2. A leased luxury vehicle that is far too expensive to purchase. A perceived value car often sits unused for the final three months to avoid the fifty cent per mile surcharge.

"Bob placed his black credit card in plain sight before the waiter brought the check. The perceived value of the card inflated Bob's ego."

"Claire and her friends drove sixty miles from their perceived value gated community to Laguna Beach or lunch."

"Claire used her perceived value black credit card to cover lunch. Afterward, her friends laughed because she had the wrong type of black card."

"Thomas leased a $150K luxury coupe. He could barely make the payments, but the perceived value of the car turned lots of heads."

perceived value by FarFromThinken July 17, 2009

perceived expectation 

Psych.

-Making something happen physically because you subconsciously want it to happen.
-fulfilling a prophesy. Fulfilling a horoscope.

Mary liked to tell men she was blessed based on their perceived expectation.

perceived expectation by Nco November 15, 2003

rate of perceived height

How quickly you are able to diagnose the height of someone you have never met in real life.

My rate of perceived height is so ass, I thought that NFL quarterback was 5'9", turns out he's 6'2"

rate of perceived height by ketandcoke November 2, 2025

Perciver 

Perciver is the portmanteau (slash) shipping name of Harry Potter characters Oliver Wood and Percy Weasley. The ship has been around for a long time, possibly since 1997, however it's fanbase is relatively small.

Oliver: Hey Percy, d'you want to *ahem* play Quidditch tonight?
Percy: But Oliver, you know I don't like flyin- OH! Er, er, right. Well yes, yes, definately.
Oliver: You know we have fangirls and they call us Perciver, right?
Percy: Yes, you showed me some of the stories they've written. Frighteningly accurate.

Perciver by MarauderHeart October 25, 2011

preceiveism 

if one has complete control of ones mind state, one will have complete control of one's life outcome.

Through the ideology of preceiveism, I concured my goals.

preceiveism by Trevor Ryan December 28, 2011