Used in Chatham, Kent, England to describe really thin men that do not eat in order to keep the male model look. Derives from Sprouty a man who was an anorexic footballer in the area some years ago and played for the famous Bly Spartans.
if a very very skinny man walks into a bar he may be refered to in the following context. " look at the prouty he looks like he needs a good meal"
Medicare term used to describe certian beneficiaries:
In 1965-66 Congress also identified another "disadvantaged" group:
elderly individuals (age 72 before 1971) who had not been able to work
long enough under Social Security to become insured for a benefit. People in this group were granted special Social Security benefits paid for
entirely by the general revenues of the Treasury. These were known as
Special Age 72, or Prouty, benefits. Over time, of course, these
beneficiaries will disappear as Father Time claims members of the group."
from the SSA website.
Winston L. Prouty was the Maine Senator who initiated the amendment to the
law.
Because of her limited work history as a homemaker, the widow was considered a prouty wife and had to reapply for hospital benefits with the CMS office.
A fun-loving, carefree and responsible girl.She is super-active. She always tries to save her friends from any trouble. If you mess with her you'll get what you can't even imagine.
Eg:-
Girl : I came first in a race Boy : You are such a protyusha
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).