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A concept from Roland Barthes' book Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography.

1. To wound.
2. Denoting the wounding, personally touching detail which establishes a direct relationship with the object or person within it.
"Yet the punctum shows no preference for morality or good taste: the punctum can be ill-bred."
Roland Barthes - Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography (Page 43).
Punctum by HitlerLovesYou October 12, 2009
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punctum douchebag 

A person who makes a grand gesture of deriving pleasure from a small detail which was the not original point of the image, sound, or situation in question.
G: Did you notice the bee that landed on the wall in the sex scene?

S: Whatever, punctum douchebag!

Roland Barthes (famous philosophical and linguistic writer and purveyor of French orgasms) is the ultimate punctum douchebag.
punctum douchebag by loiterer August 26, 2009

punctuation pee 

Final pee that marks the end of a bowel movement.
Tom was certain that his explosive diarrhea was finally over when his punctuation pee started.
punctuation pee by JudyAK May 9, 2011

punctuation flatulence 

When you emphasize something you say with a loud and protracted fart to make a more powerful statement.
My father was definitely the ultimate master of punctuation flatulence.

Cock-u-Puncture 

Girl #1: I could not do Brian, that guy had a Prince Albert piercing that was like major in caliber. No way was that going in my pussy. I tried to give him a beej, but I ended up giving him more of a handjob.

Girl #2: I do not understand why guys go for extreme Cock-u-Puncture

Girl #1: It has to fricking hurt!

Girl #2: Some guys are freaks.

Scarlet Punctuation 

1. A woman's period. That time of the month.

2. When you can actually see the leakage through the clothing.
1. You better lay off of Gloria. She's got the Scarlet Punctuation.

2. Yo Jenny. You seem to have finished your sentence with some Scarlet Punctuation there, eh?

punctual 

being on time. Not late. Prompt.
Tom isn't a very punctual person. He is always late for work.

I made a punctual payment for my bills each month.
punctual by little_one January 7, 2008