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Panem

In Suzanne Collins's 'The Hunger Games', Panem, formerly known as North America, is a country split into 14 districts. Districts 1-13, and the Capitol.
The Capitol rules Panem.
District 13 was apparently destroyed in the first rebellion against the Capitol.
This left only 12 disticts under the Capitol.

Panem comes from "Panem et circenses" which means "bread and entertainment", this is a metaphor of political creation of public approval.
In 'the Hunger Games', Panem is the country ruled by the terribly corrupt Capitol. It is where the Games take place.
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Preemish

Describing an infant born pre-term
"My son takes this medication because he was preemish"
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Pavement

noun: mixture of powdered rock that hardens when water is added, often used to make sidewalks out of.

noun 2: A darn good band.
Your pavement is eating all the leftover organs!
by MoJo April 20, 2003
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Pavement

The greatest band ever to walk earth.
Run from the pigs, the fuzz, the cops, the heat
Pass me your gloves, theres crime and its never complete
Until you snort it up or shoot it down
Youre never gonna feel free - Pavement lyrics
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pavement princess

A badass 4x4 truck that is usually lifted with huge tires (over 33") who's owner is too much of a pussy to take off road.
Dude #1: "Check out that truck man! I would kill for that beast"

Dude #2: "Yeah, that guy has never taken it off road."

Dude #1: "What a fuckin' fag! I would never let that truck get called a pavement princess!"
by CALEB 0415 December 24, 2008
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Chasing Pavements

A fruitless activity. Tring to achieve something that is destined to failure, usually as a result of blind hope.
I have been trying to get back with my boyfriend but I think i'm just chasing pavements
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Preemptive unfriending

When one deletes a friend from Facebook because he or she knows that the Facebook friend in question would eventually delete them instead. Preemptive unfriending thus robs the deleted Facebook friend of the joy of being able to delete them.
John: Why'd you delete Bec from you friend list?
Adam: I knew she'd eventually delete me so I wanted to take the satisfaction of unfriending for myself.
John: Ah, a preemptive unfriending.
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