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performance sport

Any sport related to giving a performance.
Performance sports: cheerleading, gymnastics, color guard, etc.
by SaraLove March 16, 2009
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The 3P's of Performance Excellence

The 3P's are defined as;

People, Process and Product.

These are Essential Elements towards Achievement and Sustainment of Performance Excellence
Life is all about People, going through a Process delivering a Product that is ultimately measured between the date they were born until they die. "The Dash" (The 3P's of Performance Excellence)
by The G.R.I.P. Master July 1, 2024
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Performative Dissonance

The artistic technique or emotional state where a piece of music, art, or a person displays a contradiction between the external appearance and the internal reality — without openly acknowledging it. In music, it refers to the contrast between energetic, upbeat melodies or performative confidence and lyrics that express vulnerability, insecurity, or pain. The juxtaposition reflects the emotional façade people often put on, hiding their true feelings behind a mask of positivity or strength. The key element is that the performance does not break the fourth wall — the song or performance never directly acknowledges the dissonance, instead allowing it to exist in the tension between sound and meaning.
1. Olivia Rodrigo's "Brutal" is a classic example of performative dissonance — the loud, confident sound masks the anxiety and frustration she’s feeling.

2. The song had an overwhelming sense of performative dissonance, where the upbeat rhythm clashed with the loneliness in the lyrics.
by Labourpp February 28, 2025
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Performative men

Men who visibly engage in activities to demonstrate their masculinity by paradoxically doing things that are distinctly viewed as traditionally emasculating.
“You see those performative men over there?”
“Yeah, the one with 3 Labubus clipped to his fanny pack and the buff one with red nail polish proudly carrying a protein shake and a copy of Sapiens like it’s the Bible?”
by Beep boop I hate AI August 5, 2025
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Danstatic Performance

(Dance + Fanstatic) Used in appreciation of one's dancing ability
"It was a Danstatic performance. good job!" - an appreciative response to a fantastic dance performance
by Joras August 11, 2010
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Performance diminishing drug

A drug that does the opposite of enhance performance, such as marijuana.
Someone from the other team told the guy that if he smoked ganja before the race, he would be more clearheaded, faster, stronger, and to his suprise, it took him most of the day to finish. Nobody told him that marijuana was a performance diminishing drug.
by The Original Agahnim July 30, 2021
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Processor Performance

The speed of your CPU in your PC, laptop, or workstation. This is never written out in full and is always abbreviated as "pp."
Guy with massive Processor Performance: I have a huge pp.
Guy with tiny Processor Performance: I wish my pp was that large.
by ledskof November 14, 2023
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