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Pority

Members of society who do not have any money and smoke canabis leaves, they also get money from the government and live in council houses. See poor, poverty an chav for reference.
The boy wearing trackies showed pority
by The master writer July 9, 2013
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Purity Spiral

A social ratchet effect within a community. A process of moral outbidding, unchecked, which corrodes the group from within, rewarding those who put themselves at the extremes, and punishing nuance relentlessly.

Not to be confused with 'virtue signalling', 'woke culture', or 'online mobs'.

A purity spiral can contain all of these things, but it is defined by the fact that it takes place in a defined community or society, where being purer-than-thou is always being rewarded, and holding a divergent, 'less pure' opinion is normally punished, a dynamic which leads to an inevitable escalation as only the most extreme can 'win'.

Could be anything, from Mao's Red Guard, to Neo-Nazis, to The Crucible, to Instagram knitting.
After Louise denounced Nike as bourgeois, the village fell into a purity spiral where first Nikes, then all sneakers, then all shoes, and later, socks, were burnt on a pyre by the villagers.

Foot amputations followed in the Spring.
by pizzleswizzle January 30, 2020
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popity paunch

Big belly fat bastard with a huge gut like an upside down wok under your shirt
Lady 1 : wow dave has really let himself go these days his belly is mega huge he looks like he's 9 months pregnant

Lady 2: correct I knew him when he had a six pack now he has a right popity paunch on him
Lady 1: Most of his time is spent pulling his pants over that fat gut of his
Lady 2 : that popity paunch is a proper ladykiller lol
Lady 1: Aye fatty pants should go on a diet as soon as
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pull a porty

to exclude somone in a mean way and make them cry
I just noticed my "friends" pull a porty on me
by johnSmithsonian May 30, 2011
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rice purity test

the rice purity test is a purity test from rice university (no shit) that gives you a purity score with 0 being least pure and 100 being most pure
"ah, no shit that jenny is a 32 on the rice purity test!"
by jemima williams April 20, 2018
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purity ball

a creepy, covertly incestuous ritual in which a girl "gives" her virginity to her father who will "give" it to her husband on her wedding day. inherently misogynist, since no one seems to care about what boys do with their dingalings. usually put on by evangelical fundie Christian dads who "date" their daughters, exhibit lots of family love, and have an unhealthy interest in their daughters' sexuality.
Did you see the Glamour article on incest-fest... er, I mean, purity balls?
by Heina January 7, 2009
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Purity

Purity is a unique, down-to-earth, sweet, bubbly, and beautiful girl with a lot of depth to her personality. She is drawn to nature and loves doing outdoor activities. Guys who truly get to know this girl will fall in love with her; and hard.
Purity is the coolest person I know.
by sunflowergirl27 May 23, 2018
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