procrustinating

Procrustinating: when you take your time deciding on having your pizza on a thin and crispy base or a deep pan, or as a stuffed crust.

"we'd have ordered our pizza early if it wasn't for Dave and his procrustinating"

by Ip12 February 13, 2017

Procrusthumbating

It's when your thumb is stuck up your ass so long it crusted over.

You take so long to do anything stop procrusthumbating and get off your ass

by Maplesc82 November 9, 2017

procursive

A way to describe an extremely intelligence person.

Origination-
pro: above
cursive: sophisticated

People described with this word are said to be as the most intelligent people. Some people with this name are Travis Scott, Travis (Fendi), Paul Blart, George Floyd, viperbmt, and more.

Procursive was also the username of a ROBLOX player who is the secret service director for a role play usa. he also owns the NUMBER ONE roblox hang out server.

Procursive is also a term used in “The Cult.” This is a widely known discord (discord.gg/thecult join now)

That guy is procursive.

by viperbmt October 18, 2020

Procrustination

Procrustination is the act of putting off eating the outer crust slice of the bread loaf and leaving it in the bread bin because you only desire the inner slices.

"Procrustination has taken place and now only two crusts remain in this near empty hovis bag."

by Zardino January 30, 2022

Procopius

When someone doesn't tip or give gratuity when it is expected.

Man, I can't believe how procopius that guy was!

by flying x January 22, 2023

Bed of Procrustes Theory

The theory, named after the Greek myth of Procrustes who stretched or cut victims to fit his bed, that we systematically force complex reality into oversimplified categories, distorting what we see to fit our preconceptions. Bed of Procrustes Theory argues that our models, theories, and categories are Procrustean beds: we stretch and cut reality to make it fit, ignoring what doesn't conform, emphasizing what does. This is inevitable—we need categories to think—but dangerous when we forget we're doing it. The theory calls for vigilance, for attending to what our models exclude, for remembering that the map is not the territory. It's the epistemological foundation of humility, the reminder that reality is always richer than our representations.

Example: "His political theory neatly categorized everyone as left or right. But people are messy, complex, contradictory. The Bed of Procrustes Theory showed him what he was doing: stretching and cutting real people to fit his categories, ignoring what didn't fit. His theory was neat; reality was messy. He had to choose which to trust."

by Dumu The Void March 7, 2026