preempting

avoiding an attack, metaphorical or physical

He tried preempting his creditor by filing for bankruptcy.

The douche ran away thinking he was preempting the fight all together. Pussywimp.

by Nia010203040 November 10, 2013

preemptive spray

When you know you are about to blow the bathroom up, so you spray before you do. This helps keep the odor from seeping under the door while you do your business.

About to take a dump. Feels like a bad one. Better preemptive spray so no one else knows just how bad this shit is.

by lillovekitty November 26, 2013

prefext

Adj. The feeling right after something awful happens, such as when your heart stops and your hands get clammy and cold and your head and ears feel hot.

Example: I felt terribly prefext after I had realized I had backed up into the car on my way to the beach.

by yaboycj December 2, 2014

prefighting

It's what siblings are doing when they are just talking to each other. It can be extended to married people as well. It usually lasts around 10 minutes and matures into fighting. Children fall into one of 4 statuses at any given time, Sleeping, eating, prefighting and fighting.

That's so cute they are prefighting so nicely.

by Hippieboy27 June 13, 2016

Preemptive-"ism"

A logical fallacy where claiming something is an "ism" (i.e. racism or sexism, etc) because a person(A) is part of a specific group and not because of specific comments or actions from person(B) towards that person(A).

Related to both "appeal to emotion" and "ad hominem" logical fallacies: By claiming "ism" one party appears as the victim (thus appealing to emotion) while smearing the other party negatively as racist, or sexist, or other (thus an ad hominem attack).

Jane: "Donald Trump interrupting Hillary Clinton during the debate is a sign of sexism."
Dan: "Why?"
Jane: "Well, because she's a woman."
Dan: "That's Preemptive-"ism", Jane."

Greg: "Obama's healthcare plan hasn't worked out too well for him."
Steven: "That's racist!"
Greg: "Why?"
Steven: "Because Obama is black!"
Greg: "That's Preemptive-"ism", Steven."

by Murderton October 31, 2016

preemptive hangover

A preemptive hangover is when someone gets the sensation of the hangover they will get the next morning before they have started drinking.

"Woah I was out buying beers for tonight and I just got a preemptive hangover, feels like it's going to be a messy one."

by George W Roberts May 19, 2017

Prefail

The description of circumstances leading up to a fail. Could be used as a noun or adjective.

What was the prefail scene?
He was up on the roof with some homemade wings, a classic prefail.

by M Stro November 11, 2017