Frog-stration, that is, French prostration. A point made by the bureaucrats in French politics, especially when concerned to knee-jerk Anti-Americanism. It is the more comical since French politicians have a reputation for the shrillness of their voices, which often sounds like that of a castrated cat.
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1. To wound.
2. Denoting the wounding, personally touching detail which establishes a direct relationship with the object or person within it.
1. To wound.
2. Denoting the wounding, personally touching detail which establishes a direct relationship with the object or person within it.
"Yet the punctum shows no preference for morality or good taste: the punctum can be ill-bred."
Roland Barthes - Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography (Page 43).
Roland Barthes - Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography (Page 43).
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Texter1: Zomgwtfbbq did you just say
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Texter2: Still waiting....
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Get the Punctuation mug.noun. A term of endearment describing the male external genitalia. The penito is of Spanish and English origin, appearing in popular discourse in the late 2000s. The word is a combination of pene, meaning penis in Spanish, and -ito.
Kevin put his penito in Vivian's holita
She grabbed him by his penito and walked him around the house.
She grabbed him by his penito and walked him around the house.
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The following is a typical use of calculated Punctuation:
Angrychick08: I'm very upset with you, Steven.
Angrychick08: Have you anything to say for Yourself?
GuiltySteven: im sooo sorry il never say another girls name without your permission ever again
Angrychick08: Good boy.
Angrychick08: I'm very upset with you, Steven.
Angrychick08: Have you anything to say for Yourself?
GuiltySteven: im sooo sorry il never say another girls name without your permission ever again
Angrychick08: Good boy.
by Cory A. M. April 14, 2008
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"My wife Jenny is on her period and eating tons of chocolate ice cream, so I'm co-punctuating with her"
"My monthly cycle lines up with 3 of my sorority sisters, so we co-punctuate and ride out the bloodstorm together"
"My daughter and I have been co-punctuating, so we watched the Notebook seven times and cried a lot"
"My monthly cycle lines up with 3 of my sorority sisters, so we co-punctuate and ride out the bloodstorm together"
"My daughter and I have been co-punctuating, so we watched the Notebook seven times and cried a lot"
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