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Noun; compound of prefix 'pre' and noun 'revision'.
A form of panicked revision which takes place in the days and hours before an exam. Good old-fashioned revision becomes prevision when the "revisor" comes across a completely unfamiliar topic their teacher has neglected to mention prior to this point. Hence the student is not revising -revisiting- a subject but frantically trying to learn and revise it all at once.

Verb; To Previse.
1.The night before her maths GCSE Bethany was astounded to find that the Factor Theorem was part of the syllabus. As she was unaware such a Theorem even existed she filled twelve sleepless hours with frantic prevision, which culminated in her sending an abusive email to her maths teacher.

2. Martin: Surely you knew the Baddeley and Godden study would be in the exam?
Beth: If I had I would have prevised it, fool!
Prevision by lingopunk October 8, 2010
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Pretending to revise;

To open your text book at the topic of study and go somewhere else. To look at your books but learn nothing. To talk to classmates about revising as if you are.

Usually carried out before actual revision.

procrastinate
"How's studying going?" "I've just completed three days of prevision"
Prevision by MerchLo January 26, 2012

Precision Airstrike 

An alcoholic drink with 1/3rd Kahlua 1/3rd amaretto 1/3 baileys in a shot glass topped with Bacardi 151 and lit on fire.
Bartender, order me a precision airstrike!

Reagan Revisionist

A conservative historian who seeks to white wash Reagen's image to sell to the public in a effort to make popular his ideas that screwed over the general public in favor of the rich.

The traits of a Reagan Revisionist are some of the following
-the ability to over hype Reagan policies and record

-cover up or spin all the controversial aspects of his presidency

-Get angry at and help smear anyone that accurate quotes Reagan or points out something that would make Reagan look bad.
Pointing out the negative aspects to a Reagan Revisionist will result in some serious conservative butthurt
Reagan Revisionist by Libertatis October 8, 2011

baby boomer revision disorder

a problem with baby boomers to think that everything good in the world came from them. In reality, it did not.

Modern computers? Those were invented by cracking the codes of Nazi Germany in World War... that's the Greatest/G.I. Generation.

The Internet? That was created by two men, one born in 1943 and the other in 1938, both well before the baby boom (1946-1965).

World Wide Web? Okay, yes, two British baby boomers invented it originally, BUT...

The MODERN World Wide Web and Internet, with the new end-to-end encryption, WhatsApp, Google, YouTube, Skype, etc.? Those were ALL updated and modified by Generations X and Y (AKA millennials), NOT BOOMERS!

Basically, boomers are not responsible for creating the vast majority of modern technology and society. There was much created WELL BEFORE them that allowed to add their little contribution, and there was much modifying, updating, and innovating that made modern technology work like it is today WELL AFTER them.

Next, boomers will be taking credit for ending WWII (LOL!!!), creating Facebook (ROTFL!!!), and inventing the lightbulb (LMFAOOOOOO!!).

When a Generation Xer or millennial comes up with a device to help the world adapt to global warming and the dangerously changing climate without the human population dying out, then boomers will take credit for that as well. Pathetic. Garbage in, garbage out.
Another example of baby boomer revision disorder is how they think that they were the most revolutionary, badass generation growing up, even though a quick talk with the Silent and Greatest Generation will tell you that these narcissists did absolutely nothing for civil rights or the environment and are still trying to claim all the credit for them.

revision 

Probably what you should be doing right now...

Instead you come here to procrastinate.
Hmm I need to revise, hell lets look up revision at urbandictionary to waste some time.
revision by nFuriate December 11, 2007

Los Prisioneros 

Are a highly political rock band from Chile formed in the early 80's. They became the most outspoken and political rock band of south america. They broke up in 1991 after much mainstream (for once) success but reunited in 2001 and started touring, recording new music, etc. again. They are still very popular to this very day, and their last album "Manzana" has been a hit since it came out in late 2004.
*singing* Y no me digas *gets interrupted*....Hey, you like them? oh I dont know who they are, but I love this song. What?? its Los Prisioneros idiot!
Los Prisioneros by Mike Betancourt October 2, 2005
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This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

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