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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
Urban Dictionary Merch
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?!
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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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hey let's get a drink of that?

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Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?
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Slayyyter just announced another album last night”
“No way, is that cake?”
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