primer 

alcoholic beverages consumed at someone's house/residence before an evening of partying at a bar or nightclub, the premise being to save cash which you would otherwise have to spend at the establishment in order to get fully buzzed.

"let's pick up some primers before we go bar-hopping tonight."

primer by hipster November 24, 2005

primer 

The girl or woman that accompanies a prostitute on a multiple trick call. The primer's job is to give the tricks a brief blow job, so as to shorten the time the actual prostitute must spend with each individual. Also know as the "sucker".

We can't go up north to the plant until we get the primer. There are ten guys there and it will be too much work without her.

primer by Sean Layman May 24, 2006

primer 

The small circular piece of metal (usu. brass) at the base of a bullet, where the firing pin in the chamber of a firearm hits to make a spark and ignite the bullet's powder.

Student: Why can't we use that bullet? It's a 9x19mm, isn't it?
Instructor: Yes, but it's a dud.
Student: What?
Instructor: As you can see, there is a dent in the primer. It was hit by the hammer, but did not spark, and therefore did not eject from the barrel.

primer by GameBoy83 May 19, 2006

Primer 

a derogatory slur against players with The Prime role in Bridge Scrimmages

Goddraken: sup primers

Primer by reamers January 18, 2022

primer 

Slang for homofile folk i sekstitallet. Kommer fra at "homofile hadde prim på tissen".

Douche: Hey, look at that primer!

primer by anonimusa August 10, 2022

Primer

A person (usually a consistent sexual partner) you sleep with specifically before going on a date in order to get the jitters out, lower sexual tension, and show up calmer and more present. The idea is to “prime” yourself so you’re not distracted, overthinking, or acting weird on the actual date.
Unlike a regular booty call or friends-with-benefits arrangement, the primer’s main function is pre-date nervous system regulation. The term gained traction in 2026 as a cleaner alternative to older, cruder descriptions of the same behavior.

Example 1:
“I hit my primer before the date so I wouldn’t be a complete mess.”
Example 2:
“She’s my primer. I don’t even pretend otherwise.”
Example 3:
“Don’t go into a first date unprimed. Trust me.”

Primer by Henry Arden August 19, 2026

Primer talks

A series of 5-6 short talks (<10 minutes) that prepare, and make a captive audience ready for a particular purpose around a real-world topic e.g. "Urban Mobility" "Future Workplace" "Zero emissions" "Zero Returns" "Frontline Safety".

Collaborative discussion needs to make a connection fast, be open-ended, bound to trigger something after. This format tries to kill the small talk and get to the point. Primer talks goal is to facilitate perspectives, and speaker and audience engagement after.

Audiences want real-world decision makers making it happen, not innovation theatre. Primer talks are used to set the stage for immersive problem solving workshops design sprint, a hackathon, "blue-sky" design thinking etc. IT is the contextual awareness that that is needed to start! It is the undercoat!

Primer talks by devXbot April 20, 2020