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Prometheus 

A Titan who is chained and tortured by Zeus for stealing fire from heaven and giving it to mankind.
Prometheus gave the mortals all sorts of gifts: brickwork, woodworking, telling the seasons by the stars, numbers, the alphabet (for remembering things), yoked oxen, carriages, saddles, ships and sails. He also gave other gifts: healing drugs, seercraft, signs in the sky, the mining of precious metals, animal sacrifice and all art.
Prometheus by Io March 12, 2005
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An increase in pay, title, and responsibility for an employee within a company that should be based on his hard work - but occasionally is based on nepotism, office politics, or sycophantic behavior while on the job.
No one seemed surprised by Joey's promotion at work, as he is the boss' son.
promotion by Loxi July 22, 2009

Prometheus 

(film) - released June 2012 - a science fiction/horror film by Sir Ridley Scott, and written by Jon Spaihts & Damon Lindelof. It stars Noomi Rapace (The Girl with Dragon Tattoo), Michael Fassbender (Magneto from X-Men First Class), Guy Pearce, Idris Elba (Thor film), Logan Marshall-Green and Charlize Theron (uber hottie actress). Set in the late 21st century, the story centers on the crew of the spaceship Prometheus as they follow a star map discovered among the remnants of several ancient Earth civilizations. Led to a distant world and an advanced civilization, the crew seeks the origins of humanity, but instead discovers a threat that could cause the extinction of the human race.

The film is related to Ridley Scott's "Alien" movies, and is set in the same fictional universe, however, there are many changes and differences.

The name of the film, Prometheus, is also the name of the Earthling's space-ship, sponsored by the Weyland Corporation (precursor to the Weyland-Yutani Corp of the Alien films).
"Prometheus, are you seeing this?" says Elizabeth Shaw (played by Noomi Rapace) as she radios the Prometheus spaceship to ensure they are witnessing what she is seeing through her spacesuit, which is an absolutely huge bust of a humanoid head, which looks strangely human, and is surrounded by many containers filled with some deadly outer-space crap that the crew should have left the hell alone!
Prometheus by Juke Boxx Hero November 14, 2012

No Promo 

Meaning whatever you said/did was not meant to promote anything, no matter how much it may have sounded like an advertisement
Hey you should come over to my shop and buy some stuff (no promo)
No Promo by Isaacool_101 June 30, 2021

promoser 

n.; portmanteau of "promoter poser"; one whose chief technique for attracting members of the opposite sex (or the same sex, for homosexuals) is to pretend to be nontrivially connected to the venue in which he/she is presently in; other popular pretends are owners, owners' relatives, managers, public relations, vice presidents, disc jokeys, and photographers; may be pronounced as either rhyming with "poser" or "loser"; c.p. promoter
John: ladies, I'm sorry to interrupt, but I just want to say how beautiful you are all looking and how honored we are to have you frequent our humble establishment
Allison: aw, you're so sweet. can I have your number so I can call you?
Arianna: don't bother, he's just a promoser, I saw him paying at the door

Owner: alright i dont want to see no fights tonight...
Security: yes sir
Owner: ...no vomiting...
Security: yes sir
Owner: ...no people sneaking into VIP, people not paying cover...
Security: yes sir
Owner: ...no fat bitches, ugly bitches, bitches who have wrinkles on their faces...
Security: yes sir
Owner: ...no hooking up on my dance floor, eating girls out on my bartop, bodily fluids on my couches...
Security: yes sir
Owner: ...or drunk people pissing in my drinks. but LEAST OF ALL, I don't want to see no promosers up in my joint
Security: yes sir, if we find we shall exterminate
promoser by language_sentinel August 25, 2005

Promocaust 

Promotional advertising on a socially devestating scale
"John went on a promocaust over his new hairdryer - people are getting quite annoyed."
Promocaust by Paul "skenmy" Williams December 28, 2005