Precarity

A term noted by author Mark Fisher in his essay 'Time Wars.'

Precarity describes the situation where the formerly stable fixtures of life - work, home life, and the time available to dedicate to such things equally - become more fractured and unstable, leading to an existentially precarious and exhausting way of life.

Bill would love to own his own home, but the precarity involved in balancing his new job, old debt load, healthcare, and relationships means he has neither the time or money to dedicate to home ownership.

by Parker51 August 17, 2012

preciate

short fo' appreciate

Yo homie let me hold a dollar. Preciate it.

by D.A. November 18, 2003

smol precious cinnamon roll

Phrase commonly used on tumblr meaning small and precious or adorable.

"phil is so cute he's such a smol precious cinnamon roll"

by Weird music girl July 4, 2016

precious snowflake

Children being spoiled by parents who refuse to take any responsibility for raising said children, and who then attempt to blame anyone and everyone around them for their child's poor development.

The mother sued the school because her precious snowflake failed all her classes, despite all the studying said snowflake didn't do, instead going to parties till 3 am every weeknight.

by Phillium March 20, 2008

Precal Honors

n: noun (pronounced puh-ree-cal on-erz)

the leading cause of teenage suicide in America, immediately followed by avril lavigne.

AVERAGE JOE: Hey man! You want to go play a pickup soccer game later with the rest of the seniors?
PRECAL STUDENT: No. I'm in PRECAL HONORS. I'm going to attempt suicide. Maybe next year, during AP Calc...

by shouldbedoingprecalhomework December 21, 2008

Serpico precinct

A hypothesized scenario, where a really shitty part of town becomes a dumping ground for honest, enlightened cops(ie Serpico), who all the crooked, racist cops regard as a pain the ass. The result of having a precinct full of good, upstanding cops is that the area does a total 180, becoming a near Utopia, where different races get along, there are no drugs(except a little weed, here and there), and everybody is happy and friendly.

"Isn't MLK Boulevard a bad area?"
"No, not lately. Since all the good cops have been sent there, it's starting to turn into a Serpico precinct."

by Alex Stockwell June 21, 2007

prece

Pronounced "preesh" - another way of saying "appreciate it" or "thanks"

Joe: Hey man can I copy your answers for the Business Law homework?
Jack: Sure, here you go.

Joe: big prece.

by trehnt May 9, 2018