precariat 

Containing the meaning of and combining the two words precarious and proletariat, we arrive at a new word which aptly describes the job insecurity our current generation of graduates must deal with.

While the Wall Street fat-cats toast each others' success with champagne above the fray, the NYPD pick off the precariat protesters with pepper spray in the streets below.

precariat by paulpaxman October 2, 2011

Precarity 

A term noted by author Mark Fisher in his essay 'Time Wars.'

Precarity describes the situation where the formerly stable fixtures of life - work, home life, and the time available to dedicate to such things equally - become more fractured and unstable, leading to an existentially precarious and exhausting way of life.

Bill would love to own his own home, but the precarity involved in balancing his new job, old debt load, healthcare, and relationships means he has neither the time or money to dedicate to home ownership.

Precarity by Parker51 August 17, 2012

precrump 

Getting lots of dollar bills already crumbled up to through at the beatific naked ladies.

We to club, got a basket of $500 precrumps to through at the beautiful naked ladies.

precrump by Dudelove1969 August 3, 2020

precarious position 

To be at ones mercy. To be in a situation where only someone else other than your self can decide your fate. (Most of the time a bad scenario).

When Steve put my king in check i knew i was in a precarious position.

After the defendant sat down and took a look into the eyes of the vindictive jury he thought to himself "well ain't I in a precarious position".

precarious position by QuietMezzo January 18, 2009

precarious 

Dangerously lacking security

Iraq is a precarius place for citizens to walk freely.

precarious by Khalid Chahi January 3, 2005

precariously

dangerously unsteady

Hopefully this has not ruined our precariously perched friendship.

Listen to unsteady (use the word precarious in place of unsteady) by X-Ambassorders.

precariously by glazer no chaser November 15, 2017

Precrime 

Term used in Minority Report starring Tom Cruise; Used in defining the art of being able to stop a crime before it is committed.

If it wasn't for the Department of precrime, I would have been murdered last year by my own brother! Thank god for the men in the precrime unit and those precogs!

Precrime by igetitbumpin November 23, 2006