a sequence of events wherein each event sets a new, higher standard that will act as a precedent for all subsequent events.
-As far as I know, this phrase has never been coined or defined before.
-As far as I know, this phrase has never been coined or defined before.
Bob tells funny stories and does spontaneous imitations at work. each one is a little funnier than the one before. his co-worker's expectations track with his performance so that now he has to maintain the gradient of improvement every time he opens his mouth or, - and this is the key- they will respond as if it was less funny than it really is. He has trapped himself in a system of ascending precedents.
by Kenneth A. Vaughan February 18, 2009
Get the system of ascending precedents mug.A person who enjoys using his tongue to lick someones piece. A piece being a ring piece or arse hole. (On encountering more than 5 pieces, the group should be called "Piice-Licker").
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The amount of time, at a live performance by a popular band, between the beginning of a song and the beginning of the wave of applause signifying that the audience has realised which song is being played.
A: Man, the Perceptisonic Lag on that song was huge... Did those idiots not know what they were listening to?
B: They did play it pretty different from the album version...
A: Yeah, I guess so. But I knew what it was.
B: They did play it pretty different from the album version...
A: Yeah, I guess so. But I knew what it was.
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Get the Piece of Shit mug.Sarcasm perceptivity deficiency is a socially crippling disorder which renders the sufferer oblivious to sarcasm and leads him to treat sarcastic remarks as if they were sincere.
An interaction with one who suffers from sarcasm perceptivity deficiency might go something like this:
Omar: Hey, let's have an in-depth discussion on existentialism and the significance of man!
Katherine: Gee that sounds reallly fun
Omar: Excellent, so Søren Kierkegaard...
Omar: Hey, let's have an in-depth discussion on existentialism and the significance of man!
Katherine: Gee that sounds reallly fun
Omar: Excellent, so Søren Kierkegaard...
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Get the Lego Piece 98989 mug.1. A farewell mark or to say good-bye. Created by Penn State University CSE 271 students in Fall of 2006 after a Professor who's accent was so hysterical, overused the word "Piecewise Function"
2. In mathematics, a piecewise-defined function (also called a piecewise function) is a function whose definition is dependent on the value of the independent variable.
2. In mathematics, a piecewise-defined function (also called a piecewise function) is a function whose definition is dependent on the value of the independent variable.
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