Proteus

A Malicious Internet Troll.

Websites around the world are being attacked by the "Proteus" troll.

by whodunnit December 28, 2005

Protoss

Means first born in Greek

Also a cool race in Starcraft

Billy : I like to play Protoss in Starcraft.
Fred : I prefer Zerg.
Billy : Well, my Dark Templar will kick your Zerg ground units any day.

Fred : Well, I would show you who's ground units would be kicked.

Billy: You would bet on that?

by violingeek August 4, 2011

pendulum protester

A person who will wildly alter his or her views in order to contradict a (usually prominent and/or majority-held) action or view, often to the point of contradicting their own previous statements or stated opinions.

Most noticeable in political forums, especially online.

PP: "We should all love each other and not fight or make war, because we are all humans and should unite under the banners of our own similarities."
Bystander: "What do you think about the Iraq war?"
PP: "DEATH TO TEH FASCIST AMERIKKKA!!!! EMBRACE MARXISM!! FREE MUMIA!! CHE GUEVARA!!!!

by apolitical August 23, 2004

Proteus

Shepherd of the deep.

In Greek mythology, Proteus is an early sea-god, one of several deities whom Homer calls the "Old Man of the Sea," whose name suggests the "first" as protogonos is the "primordial" or the "firstborn.” He became the son of Poseidon in the Olympian theogony (Odyssey iv. 432), or of Nereus and Doris, or of Oceanus and a Naiad, and was made the herdsman of Poseidon's seals, the great bull seal at the center of the harem. He can foretell the future, but, in a mytheme familiar from several cultures, will change his shape to avoid having to; he will answer only to someone who is capable of capturing him.

by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ August 4, 2010

protaskinate

To perform non-essential but somewhat productive tasks to avoid the real work you should be doing

I didn't feel like doing my taxes so I protaskinated by sorting through my junk mail.

by gonepostal42 April 2, 2010

protaskinating

Completing many low level, unimportant or "busywork" tasks while avoiding or procrastinating on an important task.

I've been protaskinating on my taxes all week, but my apartment has never been cleaner!

by TerryDinTO December 20, 2010

Protestocracy

A form of government initiated by protesters through protests for protesters. Frequently mistaken for military coups, citizen protestors often naively turn for help to the repressive organs of the same state they are trying to overthrow often leaving it to the Generals to decide who will be the next head of state. Protestocracies have one of the highest rates of leadership turnover and constitutional rewrites, with most issues being decided not through ballot, debate, and compromise but by counting the number of protestors each side can bring onto the streets. In extreme protestocracies, such as Egypt, as many as 40% of the population will be out protesting at any one time.

What do Egyptians really want tho? Chased out Hosni Mubarak elected Morsi and now want him out. A Protestocracy.

Example Constitution: "We the Protestors of country name..."

by ALT-F4 July 31, 2013