Rated "Class IV" on the Petty Scale, Wordplay Petty is the act of intentionally misconstrueing a normal word or phrase in order to completely change the meaning of the statement. This is typically done on the fly.
Z: You can see into my house! I hate this wide peephole!!!
M: You hate white people??
Z: I hate Wordplay Petty.. -_-
M: You hate white people??
Z: I hate Wordplay Petty.. -_-
by MTrain84 March 21, 2017
Get the Wordplay Pettymug. A place you store petty things that people have done or said to you, so you can reference it at a later time.
by hustlinheart512 July 6, 2018
Get the Petty Bankmug. Can be wierd at times but is amazing. Has a humongous brain and is smater than the average person. Is very beautiful and nice. Also is a very good friend and listener. Usually a friendly person who likes too meet new people and be around lots of other people. Likes to have fun.
by Israel Gaytan August 25, 2011
Get the Alex Pettismug. When your significant other has a specific place he puts your shit when he's mad at you. Everything from chocolate to make up. If its something that's important, it will end up in the petty cupboard.
by LaLa72 January 1, 2018
Get the Petty Cupboardmug. When someone decides to go on a break with their significant other and after two months finds out they slept with another person, they then drive 6 hours to ruin a LDOC party their significant other will be at.
by derffgffrrtg April 29, 2019
Get the Fucking Pettymug. to state something written or spoken in different words, especially in a shorter and simpler form to make the meaning clearer but with emotions moreso than logic
Person One: How would you paraphrase the book, “Old Yeller?”
Person Two: kid murks his dog because it had rabies and the kid didn’t even try to take the dog to a veterinary clinic!
Person One: There’s more to the book than that!
Person Two: You said paraphrase, you didn’t say anything about petty paraphrasing!
Person Two: kid murks his dog because it had rabies and the kid didn’t even try to take the dog to a veterinary clinic!
Person One: There’s more to the book than that!
Person Two: You said paraphrase, you didn’t say anything about petty paraphrasing!
by Sarahsmile86 May 21, 2023
Get the petty paraphrasingmug. Verbal throat punch to one or many in a professional setting that allows you to keep your job. Similar to a professional "mic drop". Not rude or disrespectful however it lets them know "don't come for me".
I had to go pro-petty on my boss when our policies were questioned and they pointed the finger at me. Per your last email (see attachments 1, 2, and 3) we used your guidance to develop our current office policies. See right there where you signed off?
by Dr. Sheknowitall April 27, 2020
Get the Pro-pettymug.