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Abundance of caution

This type of caution is typically practiced by institutions and larger private sector organisations seeking to minimise exposure to personal injury or similar legal claims but has during the early part of 2020 increasingly been adopted by individuals seeking to cover up their total panic on realising their previous publicly stated position on a matter of significant risk was riddled with hubris and incoherent bravado.
“...out of an abundance of caution, temperature checks are now being performed on any individuals who are in close contact with the President and Vice President...”
by Connell1968 March 14, 2020
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cautionary whale

a young pregnant girl who serves as a warning to others her age
Jamie Lynn Spears is a cautionary whale for Miley Cyrus.
by Anna M January 12, 2009
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calcution

(n.) - a very complex and beautimous calculation.
(v.) - to create a beautimous solution to a problem using a complex and beautimous calculation.
The Bowl Championship Series is based on a ridiculously confusing calcution.

Oh snap, I'm in a really bad predicament, I need to calcution way out of this mess.
by leon loopus January 19, 2006
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Cayuties

Cayuties is a cooler way of saying "That's way cute" or "That's way to Cute", It depends on the way the person uses it in the sentence. It is used by not to many girls and guys in New Jersey, maybe even other places in the world.
Bridgett : Omg! Where did you get that outfit?
Ana : I got it at Hottopic. Why?
Bridgett : Cuz it's like CAYUTIES! <3
by Kawaii London January 4, 2010
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Caution Treatment

Using four-way caution lights in a vehicle in order to signal cars behind you to pass to get the privacy you need for road head.
Nikki: Baby, I'm not doing this now, there are like five cars behind us!
Stevie: Give me a minute, I'll just give them the caution treatment and we'll be set!
by ginger&friend May 2, 2009
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cactivist

A person who engages in bullshit (cac) activism or who supports ridiculous, useless, or nonsensical causes.
Joe: My girlfriend just got back from the Third International Save the Tanzanian Tapeworm Conference.

Tom: Dude, your girlfriend is a total cactivist.
by blakesflakes March 27, 2009
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cactipholiac

My friend is a cactipholiac.. any time he sees a cactus he gets off to it on spot
by Sircapalot6 January 22, 2021
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