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The Potential 

Term to describe someone who you are more than friends with, but not in a relationship with. Short for "the potential boyfriend/girlfriend," it's meant to finally define this limbo period when you're kinda seeing, kinda dating someone.
Son: Hey mom, what's Kelcey doing tonight?

Mom: She's hanging out with Marco again. It looks like he's The Potential.

Son: Oh geez, god help that boy!
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Handbag Potential 

The ability of a male to make females jealous of his girlfriend, through physical attractiveness.
Relates to the jealousy created by a girl having a better handbag than her friends.
OMG that hotdog selling guy has amazing handbag potential!

Sure James is smart, but his handbag potential is way lower than Brads.
Handbag Potential by Swiffyd October 1, 2012

lignogenic potential 

From the Greek, combining lignos, the word for "wood" with "genesis" meaning to give birth to. This pharse describes the ability a particular woman has to inspire an erection. Not to be confused with a perfect erection, the so-called "lignogenesis perfecta".
Man, this disco blows. Not one of these bufforillas has any lignogenic potential.

elastic potential energy 

Energy stored by something that can stretch or compress.
The boys stretched rubber band had elastic potential energy .

The Potential 

I can't wait to get home so I can see what tease The Potential is giving today! Their YouTube channel is hilarious!
The Potential by Cali Gurl 675 September 13, 2019

growth potential 

used to describe a young girl who has a high possibility of becoming a very sexy woman
Damn, that girl has some growth potential
growth potential by Reikoeiski November 8, 2023

default potential 

A self-portrait or a picture with you in it that has the potential to be your default image on myspace/facebook etc.
This picture is so good, TOTAL default potential!
default potential by eebnupasplee August 23, 2007
Word of the Day on January 26, 2009