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Publication Period

Publication Period

The time on Urban Dictionary between when a post gets approved and it updated on the site.

After a word is approved, it takes some time for the site to update to include the word. In the 'in between period' which is known as the 'Publication Period' this is the point where it has been accepted, but when going to the link it says 'Sorry, we couldn't find: {word}'
"My post got approved, how long is the Publication Period?"
"My post just got approved and is in the Publication Period"
by Trophen January 5, 2019
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accidental Urban Dictionary publication

A blatantly terrible and profoundly unsatisfying definition that makes you wonder how in the world it got accepted in the first place.

One theory is that there are two populations of Urban Dictionary editors with ingrained muscle memories that cause them to continuously click either publish or don't publish so much that even if they wanted to deviate from their tradition, their impulse takes over and a great opportunity is squandered.

Accidental Urban Dictionary publications are clearly a result of those editors that love to click publish rather than don't publish nonstop.

The opposite of accidental Urban Dictionary publications is difficult to define, since the poor people who submitted those definitions probably deserved to have their exquisitely clever definitions published but received a rejection email anyway due to judges who couldn't change their clicking pattern fast enough for one good definition in a string of bad ones.
Urban Dictionary Editor 1: Oops my muscle memory caused me to accidentally click don't publish for that definition I liked.

Urban Dictionary Editor 2: It's ok, what you just did is compensated by the fact that editors allow accidental Urban Dictionary publications through all the time.
by attifinch December 9, 2011
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publicable

someone you are who is attractive enough to be seen in public with; most often used by men to describe the women they have been with or would like to be with
1:I went home with this chic after the bar last night.
2:Oh really? Why don't you bring her camping with us next week?
1:I don't think so, she's not publicable.
by Jimmy Murphy September 2, 2006
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publican

Dick: Skool iz more better since the publicans got us new Bibles fur reedin'!
Ann: You best shut up n' git to concealed weapons class!
George: Yall hear they be hangin' a witch this afternoon?
by Trevor Dorr February 6, 2008
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farm publication survey

acts too unspeakable to name, frequently performed in coffehouses.
I'm off to the coffee shop to code me some farm publication survey.
by ahem excuse me September 26, 2010
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Publication

We will learn what 'publication' means...
by kingkongdasavagepom August 24, 2017
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publicle

When you make a public spectable of yourself, you make a publicle. This could be either good or bad... depending on the publicle.
Oh I made such a publicle of myself on my 30th Bday!
by ronwyndamora July 6, 2007
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