perceived potential

Something anticipated or hoped for without any solid proof or promise.

You hire someone based on their perceived potential, only later you get a solid proof of their capabilities or promise.

When you pursue a girl, you want to date her based on perceived potential of her in your life. Only later you find out who she really is and if it's a good fit or not.

Before you move to a new location (city, area, country), the city has certain perceived potential in your mind. Only after living there for a while, you validate your hopes or assumptions.

by The Latvian August 21, 2013

you have so much potential

A nice way of saying "you completely suck right now".

My mother said "you have so much potential" 27 years ago before my ballet hopes turned into a stripping carrier I wish she would have just told me I sucked.

by ezekiel3000 March 4, 2010

The Potential

The term used to describe someone who you're more than friends with, but not in a relationship with. Short for "the potential boyfriend/girlfriend," it is used to define that awkward limbo phase where you're kinda dating/kinda seeing someone.

Son: Hey mom, where's Kelcey?

Mom: She's hanging out with Marco. I think he's The Potential.

Son: Oh geez, God help that poor boy.

by TheNickyZac December 18, 2012

potential girlfriend

A girl that might be close to being a girlfriend

e.g.... Jones said jummy was not a friend but a potential girlfriend

by jumietohposh July 25, 2017

Fat Potential (FP)

A criteria that men look for when dating a new girl. The potential for a girl to become fat/obese after having multiple pregnancy's or getting old.

A possible indicator of High or Low Fat Potential is looking at how fat the mother of the girl you are judging.

When you look at a young girl, and she's not fat nor skinny but you can tell that after a certain age or having multiple pregnancies, she will be a fat unattractive cow, that looks nothing like the girl you fell in love with. That is HIGH Fat Potential (FP).

Or when you meet a girl and her mom is still smoking hot, that can be low fat potential.

Hence some girls have high Fat Potential or low fat potential.

by Ron Father April 8, 2010

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by Thomas Leone October 18, 2009

paper bag potential

a female that has a hot body, but a less than attractive face.

Friend: Hey check out that chick.. She's got one hell of a body.. I would love to get with that..
Me: Yeah, but have you seen her face?!
Friend: Ah damn.. well, there's still paper bag potential..

by k54601 November 25, 2010