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Paradigm

1. A mode, model, example or blueprint.

2. A set of ideas, assumptions, and values that can be used to live, view the world in the logic of the society.
1. The values, integrity, and disciplines of old civilizations are the paradigms we use for today.

2. What was science-fiction is now a paradigm for the science of the present and the future.
by NotKnownToYou February 5, 2009
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Paradigim

Saying every single swear word or hurtful word at once, but put into one word
Friend: God shut up your so annoying!
Me: NO!
Friend: PARADIGIM!
by C.A.M.+T.L.D. October 19, 2010
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Parachute Club

A dance club, hotel or public house where one goes with the sole intention of picking up another person usually of the opposite sex purely for a sexual encounter. one night stand Colloquially, somewhere to go for a "jump".
"How did you get on down Blanco's last night guys? I hear it's such a parachute club anyone can score there."
by Woweegoodstuff May 23, 2012
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parabasic

A licensed Paramedic who has yet to obtain full Paramedic medical control and is stuck in the dead space between EMT Basic and Paramedic.
Hey Parabasic, cycle me a blood pressure while I start an IV. Oh, and get control.
by Papermedic October 17, 2012
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paracord

I make PARACORD bracelets.
by LIONMAKER December 12, 2016
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douche parade

a large gathering of douche bags, all following some pathetic trend. (popped collars for one)
Dude, that club last night, was such a douche parade...
by --Jonathan H. November 19, 2007
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island paradigm

State of mind where one becomes infatuated with another person simply because no one else is available. Out of desperation, one sees the other as the most attractive, most witty, etc, but fails to realize that it is simply by default.
Picture a classroom full of engineering nerds. There's 29 guys and one girl. Regardless of how mediocre that girl looks or how boring she is, all the guys will drool and fight for her attention. However, in a class full of hot girls, no one would even think about her.
All the guys have the island paradigm.
by Daniel Steinfeldt March 25, 2008
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