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people first language

The practice of using care in language when talking about people with disabilities. For example, one would say "child with a disability" versus "disabled child." This puts the person first and emphasizes the person instead of the disability.
"Person with autism," not "autistic person."
by Unrepentantfenianbastard April 1, 2004
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people first language

A type of speech intended to separate the disability from the person. It has become well accepted by non-disabled people who try to advocate for the disabled, but beyond that has numerous flaws. Disabled and particularly autistic people have complained that it treats the disability like something too terrible to be mentioned, something unimportant, or something that can be easily separated from the person. The awkward phrasing also has the tendency to bring out the disability.
In some cases, this form is grammatically correct, if the name of the disability cannot be transformed into an adjective. An often used example is "child with Down's Syndrome" instead of "Down's Syndrome child". No attempt can change Down's Syndrome, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, etc. into an adjective.
I am autistic, not a person with autism. I could use people first language by calling myself a person with femaleness. Everyone would think it odd, but my gender is less essential to who I am than my neurological configuration.
by InvisibleK October 16, 2005
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OCTOBER 24 - grab your friend and throw them, drag

them, or do anything to them because they're short!

Must be 5'4 or over to throw someone. Everyone under...

you better hide.
Girl1: hey it’s October 21st :)
Girl 2: and what’s that?
Girl 1: national throw short people day:)
Girl 2: please don’t
by scuffsuccs October 24, 2020
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georgetown prep

One of the best, most prestigious schools in the D.C area. Amazing facilities and great academics. Kids who dont get into prep go to Landon, Bullis, St. Johns, and Gonzaga. The talk trash, but everyone including themselves know that they are just jealous. Jealous of our campus, facilities, alumni, athletics, they are jealous of it all and try to make themselves feel better by trashing us and calling us rich snobs. Kids from Gonzaga think its cool to deface our property and grafitti our entrance, but that is just their jealously acting out.
girl: where do you go to school?
prep guy: georgetown prep
girl: date me
by gprep09 January 6, 2010
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malvern prep Library

A School that recently screwed its students by blocking the website www.proxy.lostactions.com
"The Malvern Prep Library is stupid now because they blocked some websites"
by JT SLOPPY JACKOS May 10, 2005
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york prep

Really smart kids who typically end up wasting their smartness by smoking too much pot. Their parents are super rich so they end up going to really good expensive colleges. Girls are usually pretty and like clubbing, guys are usually rich and pay for the girls to go clubbing. York prep kids are cool kids to have around.
Damn. That girl parties like she ain't got no school. She must be a York prep chick.
by Yeahheyhello November 21, 2015
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St. Joe's Prep

A very prestigious high school in Philadelphia. The very best are picked out of many and chosen to attend this school. Others who do not make the cut are jealous, and decide to make fun of them. The truth is, they are better than all of you.
LaSalle, Malvern, Devon, and Roman... you can all just go suck a giant dick.
by For Real Though March 5, 2005
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