Petant

An item that has been invented but has no need to be in the world.

It is claimed in conversation.

The string that enables the wearer to hang them around their neck.

A garden gnome.

"That's a petant"

by AllTheWords March 12, 2013

petan

Made up by George Ezra, meaning cool, awesome, amazing, or anything you want it to mean

That song is so petan!! Keep your peckers up!

by trutru2 April 5, 2015

Grammatical Pedantry Syndrome

Grammatical (or grammar) pedantry syndrome is an illness or a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder where someone has a compulsive desire to correct any grammatical errors one has made and is obsessed with taking this peculiar, constant, and vexatious (from the target's perspective) action.

"Me and mark ate cookies!"
"You mean, 'Mark and I ate cookies!'"
"Stop it!"
"Sorry, I have Grammatical Pedantry Syndrome."

by Terminological inexactitude September 18, 2013

comparably pedantic

When two assholes try to out-asshole each other in an Internet bitch fight.

"If your statement was never supposed to be read as anything more than a synonym for 'Russia is not good and not our friend' then sorry for being comparably pedantic, I guess.

by JormanThoad February 24, 2017

shallow and pedantic

The words Peter Griffin uses to describe things while he is a genius, much to the annoyance of Bryan Griffin

This meat is shallow and pedantic.
Lois, your cooking is shallow and pedantic.

by Carter Ball January 11, 2008

Petanthropy

Petanthropy is the effort or inclination to increase the well-being of Pets with humanity.

He demonstrated his commitment to petanthropy by devoting countless hours uniting homeless animals with loving adopted parents.

by romeoboy December 17, 2010

pedantic

A state of mind which is about caring a lot about formalities, often more than necessary. One may be called pedantic when he/she points out corrections in unimportant details.

Okay okay, so there were five people there instead of four, no need to be pedantic. Now anyway...

by Fluid February 5, 2004