Public Sharing

Meaning:
1. The act of distributing personal content, information, or media on digital platforms where access is unrestricted and the audience is inherently public or semi-public. This content is typically accessible to a wide, undefined network beyond one's immediate personal connections.

2. (in digital communication) A mode of interaction characterized by broadcasting content to an open audience on social media, video-sharing, or micro-blogging platforms (e.g., Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube), with the primary intentions of dissemination, engagement, or community building.

Etymology: Early 21st century. From the confluence of public (open to all people) and sharing (to distribute digital content), driven by the rise of social networking platforms.

Prononuciation: PUB-lick SHAIR-ing
Example Usage:
"Her public sharing of the video tutorial on YouTube quickly made it go viral."

"The company's policy advises employees to be cautious about public sharing of details regarding their work projects."

"A key difference in modern communication is between private messaging and public sharing."
by Brookes Huwasi August 28, 2025
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public school system

shit
i'm a 34 yo man who works at retail, I know what damn well what I'm talking about.
1: the damn american school with them shitty teachers pisses me off.

2: Blame the public school system
by aidetaut November 3, 2022
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PUBLIC

PUBLIC is comprised of three secret agent children, groomed to live their lives as a pop-rock band...undercover ;(
Agent #1: I'm John. I'm simply defined as the phantom of the opera in jeans.
Agent #2: I'm Ben. And I'm actually just threee ducks, glued together. Also in jeans.
Agent #3: I'm Matt, and I like to draw myself shopping (for jeans).
I'm glad my children didn't end up being a PUBLIC.
by iHeartRadio August 15, 2018
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On The Public Facebook

A term older people describe available information that is set to public. Kind of the like the public library but information on Facebook in groups or pages sometimes even snooping on someone public profile.
by Petshopgirl August 17, 2022
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Paterson Public Schools

Rated the best school district in Passaic County, NJ. Most kids that go to PPS get accepted into PCTI/PCTVS. Whoever goes to PPS never wants to leave! If you transfer out of PPS, good luck!
kid 1 - yo u go to pps?

kid 2 - Paterson Public Schools serves about 25,000 students in pre-K through the 12th grade and their families in New Jersey’s third largest city. The District is working to draw out the true potential within every student to become lifelong learners and 21st century leaders in their communities, this nation, and the world.

kid 1 - okay u go to pps
by budthebuilder November 3, 2022
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