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Nurse-Practitioner

V.

1) to “correct” someone in an overly confident and grandiose way asserting “facts,” while being simultaneously completely wrong and completely unaware of being wrong.

2) to “fix” a situation with full confidence and reassurance, but actually make it worse without realizing it.

N.

An undertrained person that is made to do the work of a fully trained expert without the required knowledge/skill and without knowing that he/she is actually not an expert.
V.

1) “I studied the Civil War for over a month, but when mom asked me a question about it, the guest nurse-practitionered right over me.”

2) “I took my engine to be repaired; unfortunately though the mechanic nurse-practitionered it and then overcharged me for the service.”

N.

“My pipes broke and I thought I hired a plumber, but a nurse practitioner showed up.”
by thegoodoctor April 11, 2022
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pratties

a widely accepted term to describe freshly boiled or roasted Potatoes in their jackets complete with eyes.

0rigin:
Eire
from "Haul Away Joe"
Once I was in Ireland
Digging turf and pratties
And now I'm on a Yankee ship
Hauling on sheets and braces
by 0rnithorincus March 16, 2003
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Pratt Part

When someone's hair is parted in the middle, usually looking ugly.
"Ewww, look at that gross girl, she has a pratt part."
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Pratiking

Verb; To give the impression that you're doing work whilst really not doing anything at all
1.
Amelia: "What time are you getting into the lab today?"
Pratik: "Sorry, I don't think I'm gonna be in today...I'm busy Pratiking"

2.
Sam: "What are you doing after your coffee break?"
Adam: "I'll probably just go back to the office and Pratik for a bit before going home"
by Dr Dreidle September 8, 2013
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patito brand

A very low quality or unrecognized brand, the term "Patito" is used in México to refer to initially china's products, now as more 'name brands" manufacture there, it refers more to the first case.
"Hey I just got this new pants!"

Nice, what brand are they?
Patito brand... :(
by JUSTRANDOM February 4, 2014
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Praties

A 'sneaky Praties' is an old Tasmanian tradition of placing a single spoonful of ones stuffed potato meal into their significant other.
Just going to have a sneaky Praties behind the old New Norfolk bus shed
by The Tasmanian Times May 4, 2019
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Prait

The art of being the perfect human being with others having no authority over you.
I am Prait, you mere mortals can only wish you were me!
by Maadlex May 3, 2021
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