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Peace For Our Time Programming. Term used within information technology (IT).

A programming style which is solely focused on solving the functional issue fast rather than solving the issue and technically maintaining the software at the same time.

PFOTP initially makes everyone happy. The software developer himself is happy that he has finished his work in such a short time and, for the time being, has solved the bug. His manager is happy that he just reached another target. And the customer is happy with the renewed functionality.

Still, the chosen solution is a small investment in the decay of the software module. Within time, small pieces of rotten quick-win solutions will help it deteriorate more and more. Though the complexity of the functionality stays the same, technically it is becoming more and more unreliable until it is payback time and all hell breaks loose.

Eventually a co-worker has to rewrite all the mess.
Now let me see...

If we take Hitler as the bug and Chamberlain as the programmer, Sudetenland as the chosen PFOTP solution, the British people as customers and all the allied forces as co-workers...

Would that clarify things a bit?
PFOTP by Blogfeedser February 9, 2009
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to put off to a later time due to smoking cannabis.
I was going to sweep up that broken glass half an hour ago, but then Snoop came over and it got potponed until tomorrow.
potponed by oodunkin January 2, 2009
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Hattiesburg Potpourri 

The smell of raw sewage that hits you from Downtown Hattiesburg to I-59 at hwy 49 and beyond

The city tried for years to blame industry on the stink. Turned out it was their sewage lagoon sludge that had not been maintained by the city for 50 or 60 years.
Want to go to Turtle Creek?

No! I cannot deal with the Hattiesburg Potpourri.
Hattiesburg Potpourri by Mike T3Son November 21, 2012

nublet potpie 

One who takes being a Noob, Nub, Newb, or Nublet to a whole new level. Someone who dies repeatedly in a video game, until they leave in an angry uproar.
Man that kid is such a nublet potpie.
nublet potpie by 13375p34k March 31, 2009

Potpiphany 

Noun: a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something that has been induced by smoking marijuana.
Last night, the doors of perception were opened and I had a grand potpiphany while laughing at Fox news. Rupy (Rupert Everett)has got to be one of us. No one can be that evil. He's like Andy Kaufman, a comic genius. The joke is on us. Right? Right?!
Belgian expression for sitting with a laptop on the toilet.
pot = toilet
pal = friend

strange effect : laptop - potpal
"I'm taking my potpal to the toilet!"
potpal by EngieBenjy December 29, 2008

pootpoot 

1. A loved one who farts excessively.

2. An "endearing" term used by anal obsessive couples.

3. A cute butthole.
1. "Michael's such a pootpoot. I can smell his toots from fifteen miles away!"

2. "Awwh, my wittle pootpoot, I'm sorreh your poor baby booty hurts."

3. "Dayumm Chelsea! Ya sure do gotta nice pootpoot from back here!"
pootpoot by glttr February 21, 2011
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pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
Word of the Day on November 10, 2026
A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
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No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
Ulzzang true definition is "best & "face" = best face in korean. They are basically people with above average looks, sometimes with the use of photoshop and haduri who post their pics online, some becoming internet celebrities.
"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"
ulzzang by `r i k kit t y February 26, 2008
Word of the Day on November 7, 2026
EBK stands for "Elite Ball Knowledge." 1 In internet slang, "ball knowledge" originally referred to a deep understanding of football/soccer or basketball, but it has evolved into a broader term for having a highly sophisticated, deep, or niche understanding of any specific topic (such as music, movies, or subcultures).
Person A: "That scene was a direct homage to an unreleased 1982 Japanese indie film."
Person B: "Wow, EBK."
EBK by silwhett November 5, 2026
Word of the Day on November 6, 2026
A seemingly endless debate with a idiot
I don't know man im not ready for yap trap stupidity today which always tries to suck you into it
Yap Trap by WolfieSnack November 4, 2026
Word of the Day on November 5, 2026
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