When the only person in an audience of many foolishly provides a completely unnecessary clap during the middle of a speech, show, gala, event, etc. This is caused due to the person anticipating an audience applause way too early.
The act of idiocy is followed by (a) a surge of heat rising up the spine of the tard which typically leads to complete embarrassment or (b) the unexpected pause by the speech giver and the awkward rise of a half-assed audience applause.
Opposite of the infamous afterclap
The act of idiocy is followed by (a) a surge of heat rising up the spine of the tard which typically leads to complete embarrassment or (b) the unexpected pause by the speech giver and the awkward rise of a half-assed audience applause.
Opposite of the infamous afterclap
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The period of time before one relapses into an old addiction during which one knows and fully intends on what one is about to do. May be accompanied by feelings of premorse, second-thoughts, self-hatred, and excitement.
"Hey buddy, I thought you quit?" Asks Joe.
"I'm prelapsing," says Greg, holding an unlit cigarette between his lips. "Don't make this any harder for me than it already is."
"You're prelapsing?"
"I haven't relapsed until the cigarette is lit, my dear friend. Presently, and for the next few seconds, I'm in a phase of addiction we refer to as the 'prelapse'.
"Semantics," says Joe.
"I'm prelapsing," says Greg, holding an unlit cigarette between his lips. "Don't make this any harder for me than it already is."
"You're prelapsing?"
"I haven't relapsed until the cigarette is lit, my dear friend. Presently, and for the next few seconds, I'm in a phase of addiction we refer to as the 'prelapse'.
"Semantics," says Joe.
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Get the prelapsarian mug.Annoying pre-commercial preview of what's to come after the commercial break on the program you are already in the midst of watching.
Husband: "Please tivo forward, this is just the precap and we're just going to watch it all again immediately after the commercial break! Do they think we have no short term memory?"
Wife: "No, I want to know what happens!"
Wife: "No, I want to know what happens!"
by project runway March 30, 2010
Get the Precap mug.The act of clapping for something too soon. Specifically, applauding at a concert before the song is over.
example 1: WTF, man??? He's only halfway through the song. How long have you suffered from preclapulation?
example 2: You clap at the END of the set, not for each individual song. Preclapulate much?
example 2: You clap at the END of the set, not for each individual song. Preclapulate much?
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