2 definitions by mattlohkamp
Being or having the element of proetry: poetic prose, in works such as "This Is Just To Say" by William Carlos Williams, where the writing itself communicates some beyond the literal content of the words themselves, but isn't in a common poetic form (such as a limerick, couplet, a sonnet, et cetera)
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
... how proetic.
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
... how proetic.
by mattlohkamp August 18, 2009
A potent portmanteau of 'application' and 'competent,' meaning "generally good at interacting with software." Theorized to have originated as an egregious spelling error in a spam email subject line.
"become more apetent (sic) for females!"
"wait, becoming more 'appetent' will make me more attractive to girls?"
"wait, becoming more 'appetent' will make me more attractive to girls?"
by mattlohkamp January 19, 2010