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The combination of extremem urgency and paranoia
please execute these tasks with purgency
purgency by Steve H 712 February 11, 2009
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The act of seeming concerned and willing to act on a problem when the boss or an authority figure is standing right there, but going back to not caring or point the finger at someone else once the boss leaves.
SHANE commiting purgency: I don't know how this happened, but I will get right on this and make sure it is perfect for the customer.

later, after the boss leaves...

SHANE: Screw this I didn't mess this up! Chris and Joe can fix it.
purgency by hsilived October 22, 2010

Pergency 

a sudden, urgent, usually unexpected (although frequent) Persian occurrence requiring immediate action by all Persian members. This usually results in a a Persian pow-wow at an undisclosed location such as the stairway of a building.
OMG, there's a Pergency! Call the leader, we need to meet.
Pergency by James103_Persians November 12, 2011
Cigarette: Northern slang for a cigarette, used oft by mashed up mancunian ravers becasue of the resemblance of a hot(electric)stove to the end of a lit cigarette. Originated circa 1991 in the early halcyon days of the rave culture; we speculate during a drug fuelled hallucination by said manc.
'fuck me noel, i am bolloxed, is that a ciggy in your mouth, or the stove from me 'nans kitchen'/
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'
stove by anthony willison March 18, 2004
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Walky-Talky 

A derogatory term for able bodied people or people that can walk. This definition was coined by disabled influencer Valerie Weber
Person in wheelchair: “look at that walky-talky over there.”

Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha
Walky-Talky by odd muffin October 5, 2021
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Scrapnel 

(N) :
All pieces left over after an art project or home improvement.
"After we made the decorations for the party, there was 'scrapnel' all over the floor"
Scrapnel by IceSniper February 22, 2025
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