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Porcupine Effect 

The Porcupine Effect
The Porcupine Effect is defined as the behavior that is modeled when a person within a relationship or system anticipates the need for self defense due to frequent reoccurrence of the experience of psychological pain/rejection in that system or relationship. This presents itself in a overly (more than usual) cautious approach where people’s natural initiative and leadership is restricted. Behavior is adapted to be more protective than usual.

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The Porcupine Effect is when a person's behavior is adapted to be more protective than usual for example in the work place: confirm verbal discussions through a written email summary, or refrain from taking decision on their own but instead put their ideas in writing as a proposal, or only act on their decision once it has been approved by the group. This leads to a psychological energy drain to build defense instead of using your inherent creative and leadership potential. An extreme example of this behavior in highschool is where the behavior turns into avoidance of the person causing the psychological pain such as when two friends hide in the hallway or washroom from a third person who inflicts the pain.

Porcupine Hand Job 

When grasping for an object (such as wood or fiber glass) and receiving a hand full of splinters.
Dude, I was grabbing for a pallet at work and I got a Porcupine Hand Job.
Porcupine Hand Job by Dangod392 November 19, 2010

Prickly Porcupine Pornstar 

An individual who enjoys striping on elevated surfaces and displaying their stubbly pubes.
Heather: Kelsey what the F are you doing?!?!
Gen: She's turning into a Prickly Porcupine Pornstar!
Kelsey: Alvin, Hunter, and Blaise close your eyes!... well you don't have to Blaise ;).
Erin: I see her vagina!!

Alvin:*singing* Collecting your jar of hearts!
Heather: *also singing* tearing love apart!

Hunter: GET GET GRRAA!

Kelsey: who want a piece of this lice filled raspberry bacon?!?!

Ok fine porcupine 

Rap: Can you help me with the chores? I'm tired...
Cheng: Ok fine porcupine
Ok fine porcupine by Sundaribry March 10, 2010

Porcupining 

When a man has used so much product in their hair that in retirement his hair is permanently spiked backwards giving off the appearance of a porcupine.
That man at the bar is so porcupining.
Porcupining by Master bassist November 19, 2011
A woman that has really been around

comes from the phrase "if she had as many dicks on her as shes had in her she'd look like a porcupine"
damn dude u fucked mary too so did greg ,john, curtis, and about 15 other guys before them

yea that bitch is a porcupine for sure
porcupine by Masta Dragon Red June 18, 2007