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Pretective 

verb - to be preemptively protective of anything that isn't yours yet.

equivalent to being mad about a "dibs" call going unrespected

alt usage - hoarders unwilling to let go of something, saying it will be useful/valuable in the future
example:

P1: I can't believe Mark's upset about Tammy going out with Jason
P2: I know right? He's so pretective of her when they haven't even talked before
Pretective by punchovilla October 14, 2020
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preductive 

What you are before you are productive. This phase usually includes procrastination activities such as watching TV on the internet or typing in 'facebook.com' into your address bar when you are already on Facebook.
Oh man, I have to be preductive for at least 4 hours before I write my paper. Maybe I'll watch all of 30 Rock again.
preductive by lilyyes April 7, 2011

Protective Custody

Protective custody is the place in county jail where the snitches, child molesters and homosexuals are placed. PC for short. PC punks are what the inmates are called.
Dumbass is now in protective custody because he snitched to the guards about homeboy making pruno.
Protective Custody by ronmetrx1 June 19, 2011

Protective 

Someone can/is be protective of you when they care about you and the way you feel. They don't want you to get hurt, and want to protect your feelings. A protective person is always there talk to, and to hear you out when you have a problem. They are the best kind of friend because you can always trust them. They always have your back. Try not to ever lose a friend if they are protective of you because that kind of friend is hard to ever find again. Having someone be protective over you is the best feeling in one of the best feelings in the world.
Boy- Hey! How are you feeling today? better than yesterday?

Girl- Yeah. I am feeling better. Thanks for caring and being protective of me. It means a lot to me.

(they hug)
Protective by julialoveyaxo April 14, 2009

proteccivenesses 

To savagely protecc someone or something!
Jack felt a strong gust of proteccivenesses anytime she was around him
proteccivenesses by BlackCraz December 26, 2018

child protective services 

a number that is called once for every 7-year-old who uses TikTok.
"Hey Tom, you got any idea why Child Protective Services just had a huge spike in calls?"

"Yeah, 3 million a day is pretty wack."

Over Protective Syndrome (OPS) 

a neurotic condition, typically occuring in new mothers, in which the child protection instinct completely overwhelms all sense of sanity, reason and normal social behavior.
My sister-in-law won't be attending Thanksgiving Dinner because her son's naptime is from 12:22 to 1:47 and she heard I was sick two weeks ago, is afraid I could still be contagious - complete Over Protective Syndrome (OPS).
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Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
Word of the Day on August 30, 2026
the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.
Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003
Word of the Day on August 29, 2026

Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026

age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026

board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
Word of the Day on August 26, 2026

young pup 

a young person, a young adult in their late teens/early 20s.
Ah, you're just a young pup at 23!
young pup by the dog May 30, 2006
Word of the Day on August 25, 2026
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