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Post Trans action hooker

post-trans-action-hooker (noun) A metaphor for a cleanup script that calls back after a package manager finishes installing software—pretending to be part of the transaction, but really just showing up to sweep the icon cache and emotionally haunt the logs.

Example Usage:

“Pacman finished updating, then the post-trans-action-hooker called back to clear the GTK cache. I thought we were done.”

Top Definition Commentary:

She wasn’t part of the transaction.

She didn’t sign the manifest.

She just called back.

To clean up.

To linger.

To emotionally validate the install.

Example Usage:

“Pacman finished updating, then the post-trans-action-hooker called back to clear the GTK cache. I thought we were done.”
Example Usage:

“Pacman finished updating, then the post-trans-action-hooker called back to clear the GTK cache. I thought we were done.”
Post Trans action hooker
by Arch Linux Humor August 15, 2025
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crush post

When you run across another gushy definition for a first name and it's obvious that someone only posted that because they're crushing on a person with said name.
Justin:

So sexy! Amazing! (etc.) More crush posting following...
by Heironymous Bosche May 23, 2011
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Post-Thrash

Synonym to groove metal that references the genre's background in thrash metal.
Chaos A.D. is my favorite post-thrash record.
by Gucciandmoneyz October 5, 2025
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jimmy posting

When a fellow named Jimmy fakes several instances of prom with false female dates.
Did you hear prom was canceled this year?
Who cares, I was jimmy posting.

Hey Jimmy, you free for pics tomorrow?
Hell yeah bro, you know I'm always up for jimmy posting.
by epicgamer9000xd May 26, 2021
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Post Revue Depression

A clinically recognised form of depression whereby medical students involved in the cast and crew of a med revue steep into a deep state of depression after the show's completion
Matt hasn't stopped crying all week, he must have some serious post revue depression aka PRD
by P2theAT August 22, 2014
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Post hoc rationalization

Funny how it isn't good enough when it comes to the rape-porn...
Hym "But you will take any post hoc rationalization to justify a years long surveillance and harassment campaign that resembles the delusions of reference commonly associated with schizophrenia. And that's all this is. 'Rage-baiting' until you can generate some post hoc rationalization for what you wanted to do from the get-go which was 'ruin somebody's life.' And it can't be allowed to happen. It doesn't matter what I said about your kids or what I said about your religion or rape because when someone does it to your pastor and he goes to a costume warehouse and then takes a trip down to your local senator's house... SOMEONE is going to wish someone would have pulled the lever to the trolly at some point down the antecedent chain. But you are trying to condemn people into living a ruined life by democratic fiat or arbitrary whim. And as you can see from the gif below... You are not doing what you need to do to contain the pandemic. And no me threatening your kids does not make you more rational than you actually are which is 'not at all.' So the does need to end the weaponization. FOR ME. AND NOW. They need to do their job and play ref because the score is still X-0 and it's not even a game."
by Hym Iam July 23, 2025
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