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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
Words you can keep

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
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Failure Shower 

When you fail at something in life (eg. failing an exam or not getting a job), go home and spend an hour just standing in the shower, propping yourself up against the wall with your eyes on your feet.
Caleb knew the only thing to do after he didnt get prefect was take a failure shower.
Failure Shower by Vikingnz October 27, 2009
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Acronym for Non-Athletic Regular Person. Your schools lacrosse team probably shouts it at you while you walk by.
Lookie at these bunch of narps, NARP NARP NARP
NARP by Douchebag McKenzy March 31, 2010
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High School Liquid 

A person who can freely travel between and fit in with all high school social groups and classes.
He is high school liquid, he ate lunch with the nerds and hung out with the jocks after school.
High School Liquid by Thaedris July 30, 2008
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Purple Patch 

To describe coming into something good, coming into good luck and or good times.

Like walking over small green hills in the countryside then coming across a purple patch of flowers, thus it being unique and out of the ordinary.
I hit a real purple patch.

The other day this good thing happened unexpectedly then I was lucky with this, it was unique, I hit a real purple patch.
Purple Patch by Ralph Shitstorm October 27, 2020
Word of the Day on September 5, 2026
(Ewokese) Freedom!
And dying in yo' bed many years from now, would ya be willing ta trade all da days from dis here day ta dat fo' one chance, just one chance, ta come back here as young men an' tell our enemies dat dey may take our lives but dey will never take our freedom ... YUB NUB!
yub nub by rotjrem November 4, 2010
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1. Meaning nasty, sexy, filthy. Popularized by Christina Aguilera.

2. Used usally as a close friend in hip-hop slang.
1. Wanna get dirrty
It's about time that I came to start the party Sweat drippin' over my body
Dancin' gettin' just a little naughty

2. Sup Dirrty? Haven't seen you in a while.
dirrty by Minty November 30, 2003
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