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addition by retraction

The idea that you earn some major points as a medical student if you do an exceptional job and remain utterly enthusiastic while performing a seemingly mundane task such as pulling back tissue in surgery for your attending doctor.
Student 1: "I can't believe Johnny got that residency spot. Must've been his positivie attitude and his efforts to do everything he could to help out his attendings in surgery."

Student 2: "Yeah, must've been a case of 'addition by retraction'."
by Krusty the Klown November 2, 2008
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retraux

Falsely retro. A portmanteau of the French word faux and the Latin word retro.
The modern 8-bit throwback games are decidedly retraux.
by AgentColdShadow September 18, 2016
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Retrocessionaire

Retrocessionaire = a reinsurance company that accepts or takes a retrocession

retrocession = the transfer of risk from a reinsurer to another reinsurer

aire = a suffix that forms nouns denoting a person characterized by the stem - from French - example: millionaire
Retrocessionaire deals with liabilities insurance

Retrocessionaire deals with reinsurance

Retrocessionaire deals with - professional reinsurance, medical reinsurance, business reinsurance, other types of reinsurance
by marytoons May 27, 2009
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retrocious

Hideous throwback to outdated fashion, design or architecture trends.
That shirt isn't vintage, it's retrocious.
by Noxferatu January 15, 2008
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reEtraction

In this ever changing modern world, we rely more and more on mobile devices, the internet and social networking services to connect with people and express out points of view.
Sometimes we can write or post things that we come to regret at a later point in time, once all the implications of having shared such material become more clear.

A traditional retraction is a public statement by the author or source of an earlier statement, that withdraws, or cancels the previous statement.
A reEtraction is a retraction of something specifically posted or shared on the internet and accessed mainly by eletronic devices.
Usually done by deleting or removing all traces of the offensive text / material and just hoping that no one noticed and recorded it while it was out there.
John : " Man, that was pretty doucey of me yesterday when I got smashed and then wrote all that crap on my Facebook page..."
Rick : " You posted some blasphemous shit man. A lot of people are pissed..."
John : " It seems as though a serious reEtraction is in order..."

Ex 2 :
John : " Pardon me, I have to make a bee-line for home to reEtract some incrimidating pictures that I should not have posted yesterday..."
by Marc O.C. May 8, 2011
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ratrace

the office crowd, running like rats in the subway and the streets between 7.30-8.30 to get at their desks on time.
New York, dude! That's the biggest ratrace on this damn planet!
by Achilles Peklaris November 8, 2007
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retarculous

We're going to invade England? That's retarculous
by squid September 26, 2003
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