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n. Refers to a person or people that have the name of a well known or popular geographical destination. The use of Place Names often causes confusion with the conversation audience due, often, to being likened to the destination rather than the person.
eg. Paris, London, Florida, Cleveland, Dallas, etc.
Jill: I think we should go see Paris.
Jack: Why? Eurotrips are over-rated.
Jill: No I mean Paris Hilton, I think it'd be fun, don't you?
Jack: ...No, that is like a million times worse than what I thought you meant and stop using Place Names, its confusing the hell out of me!
Jill: I think we should go see Paris.
Jack: Why? Eurotrips are over-rated.
Jill: No I mean Paris Hilton, I think it'd be fun, don't you?
Jack: ...No, that is like a million times worse than what I thought you meant and stop using Place Names, its confusing the hell out of me!
by movingtarget July 04, 2010
Jul 15 Word of the Day
The safeguarding of Earth and other worlds from biological cross-contamination (i.e. billionaires with too much time on their hands).
Also known as “planetary protection.” Planetary protection / quarantine “reflects both the unknown nature of the space environment and the desire of the scientific community to preserve the pristine nature of celestial bodies until they can be studied in detail.”
There are two types of interplanetary contamination. Forward contamination is the transfer of viable organisms from Earth to another celestial body. Back contamination is the transfer of extraterrestrial organisms, if such exist, back to the Earth's biosphere.
Also known as “planetary protection.” Planetary protection / quarantine “reflects both the unknown nature of the space environment and the desire of the scientific community to preserve the pristine nature of celestial bodies until they can be studied in detail.”
There are two types of interplanetary contamination. Forward contamination is the transfer of viable organisms from Earth to another celestial body. Back contamination is the transfer of extraterrestrial organisms, if such exist, back to the Earth's biosphere.
Billionaires are having a dick swinging space race while the earth experiences record breaking heatwaves that cause sea creatures to literally cook inside their shells. We need planetary quarantine.
by monkeylabor July 14, 2021