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Privateer

A privateer is a private person or ship, which carry arms to protect themselves from pirates, that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war by a sovereign or delegated authority, empowering the privateer to carry on all forms of hostility permissible at sea by the usages of war.

Also popularized by Linus Tech Tips as a more sublte version of Cyber Pirating.
On the WAN Show his viewers, that use Ad Blockers, got offended, when he called their action a form of Pirating. So he started using the word privateer.
I will privateer that software.
That is privateering.
by Mister Dictionary Man March 21, 2022
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Private Call

A Skype call consisting of two people, either in a 1 on 1 call or "privately" in a group call.
"Christina and Schmozilla were too busy with their private call to join us."
"Enrico and Benjamin enjoy regular private calls, as it is a healthy part of their relationship."
by Tessacotta-Bitch July 28, 2016
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Private Plane

An expensive way to display your hypocrisy and stupidity.
She parked her private plane next to a snowdrift and started to harangue the plebs. It wasn’t hypocrisy because she had paid the bribe…
by Maggie T May 21, 2025
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Private Event

Noun: What a musician posts on their social media when they have a night off, so as to appear more successful than they actually are.

see also: Corporate 6-9, Private Party 5-7, Wedding 4-11, #cantstopwontstop, etc.
Here’s my schedule this week! Where will I see you?

Sunday: Bleeding Farts Worship Service 7am & 9am; Monday; Private Event 7pm-11pm
by jankotrantry October 11, 2022
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Privateering

Privateering - Consuming online content for which the payment is viewing ads, while blocking the ads. Done either out of convenience or out of concerns about private data being collected by advertisers.
"I am privateering youtube because of the unskippable ads."
by s2ktv February 3, 2022
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Saving Private Ryan

YES! Good job little blonde girl! Exactly like that! Very astute! Except I wanted to be Snipes... Cus Snipes is sick!
Hym "Yes, little girl! It's exactly like Saving Private Ryan! Jordan Peterson crying I the corner while he Jew-friend gets stabbed... It taming a very long time to save me.... I'm glad we are on the same page! We're on the same wavelength, you and I... THEREFORE! YOU... Can get the net! You can get the net... We can capture Megyn Kelly... Put her in a tower... Well get another secondary tower for the slut menagerie... Oh no but then we are gonna have to worry about planes... *sigh* ... You know what? It's fine. We'll just scoop up Megyn Kelly and figure it out from there. Alright? Alright.... Break!"
by Hym Iam September 28, 2025
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national humble a private school boy day

December 22nd is national humble a private school boy day. A day to humble a boy who went to private (most likely christian) school with an astronomical ego.
“hey it’s December 22nd
“so what”
“it’s national humble a private school boy day!”
“alright let’s open snap it’s time to make sure these boys don’t get out of line again”
by borgandonor December 21, 2022
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