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pretaliation 

Getting your revenge in first.
Do unto him before he can do unto you, if you like.
A guy looks at you nastily across a rugby scrum; next maul, you tear his ear off, before he does the same, or worse, to you. You have completed pretaliation. Anything he does after that is retaliation, which referees always come down on harder than on the original malefactor.
"Did you see Tonto get his pretaliation in on that mean-looking winger?"
"Yeah, he'll be counting his ribs for a month! What a kick! Bet Tonto keeps out of his way for the rest of the game, though!"
pretaliation by railtracksurvivor November 1, 2007
a useless math class designed for students who virtually hate themselves. taught by a useless teacher with small brains and frizzy hair. the tests are impossible and the lessons are (not) taught.
standard precalc formula:

theta = cos(wtf) - sin(lol) x2
precalc by mathhater1234 December 2, 2010

Precal Honors 

n: noun (pronounced puh-ree-cal on-erz)

the leading cause of teenage suicide in America, immediately followed by avril lavigne.
AVERAGE JOE: Hey man! You want to go play a pickup soccer game later with the rest of the seniors?
PRECAL STUDENT: No. I'm in PRECAL HONORS. I'm going to attempt suicide. Maybe next year, during AP Calc...

Precalculus

Precalculus is a mathematics course typically taught in secondary schools and in colleges. Precalculus courses assume a prerequisite knowledge of concepts in intermediate algebra, and is generally designed to prepare students for the study of Calculus.

Topics that are typically covered in precalculus are exponential, logarithmic, polynomial, and trigonometric functions as well as complex numbers, polar coordinates, parametric equations, vectors. Topics in trigonometry include trigonometric graphs and identities as well as applications.
After completing Algebra 2 in 9th grade, my teacher determined that I was too smart for precalculus and therefore I enrolled in Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry.
Precalculus by Matthew Garlick December 30, 2007

Precalculus

You did good in algebra 2 and algebra 1 and never took geometry cause god knows why tf that is so now you go into this class as honors not knowing what the fuck precalculus even is until you step into it and within 2 weeks you're already so fucking confused on it. This class is full of angels and random numbers put together that only mathematicians are gonna need in life. It's based off of trigonometry and just full of numbers that are multiplied by itself and next thing you know after their squared you have to put em into a fraction which then turns into a square root based off a faction and then you have to find x and y.
Algebra 2 was easy af I got a 100 3rd quarter lemme

*sees precalculus* I wonder what this class is

Junior year: What.The.Fuck.
Precalculus by Xonkru October 20, 2020

pretalian 

Pretend Italian. The international and preferred language of Starbucks.
"I always get confused when I try to order coffee at Starbucks. I think it's because I don't speak pretalian."
pretalian by Candace Hammond December 12, 2006
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
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pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
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A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
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Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
Word of the Day on October 10, 2026
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