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Retractive

"Retractive" is something or someone who is repulsively unattractive
re + tractive.
That girl is so drunk and ugly that she is retractive.

The way that jerk hit on that girl was retractive.
by Crystal Hart June 26, 2009
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Russian Reactive Armour

It's a passive self-protection system for the battle tanks, especially against kinetic energy penetrators and shaped charges. It is used wolrdwide, although the Russian system differs slightly.
The Russian reactive armour consists of Ukrainian washing machines and toilets while they're liberating their neighboring country from Nazis.
by O. W. Tongueincheek March 23, 2023
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etractive

Someone who is only attractive online. (i.e. MySpace, Friendster, etc.). These people take pictures in which they appear far more attractive than they really are.
by Bryce Kennington October 7, 2004
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retroactive jealousy

Retroactive jealousy is sometimes known as retroactive jealousy OCD, as it’s obsessive overthinking about sexual and/or romantic events, people and encounters from a partner’s past.
Boyfriend: Oh I forgot to tell u, I bumped into Rosie my ex in the mall yesterday
Girlfriend: * passive aggressively* oh, wow nice why did u stop and talk to her wasn't it too awkward ?
Boyfriend: Not at all, she was really sweet

Girlfriend: *thinks about this for the rest of her life* *googles why she’s so jealous of her boyfriends ex* *diagnoses her self with retroactive jealousy*
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addition by retraction

The idea that you earn some major points as a medical student if you do an exceptional job and remain utterly enthusiastic while performing a seemingly mundane task such as pulling back tissue in surgery for your attending doctor.
Student 1: "I can't believe Johnny got that residency spot. Must've been his positivie attitude and his efforts to do everything he could to help out his attendings in surgery."

Student 2: "Yeah, must've been a case of 'addition by retraction'."
by Krusty the Klown November 2, 2008
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rettractive

(adj)pronounced: re-TRAC-tive

Combination of the words repulsive and attractive. Someone who is so horribly ugly but yet impossible to look away from.
Her large, off-center eyes of different colours made her completely rettractive.
by Marc K July 29, 2005
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etractive

Thanks to digital media and knowing your "good side" you too may be one of the pretty people, or "etractive," since you'd only be as handsome as your posted pics.
"I always take 3/4 view photos because I'm etractive. Otherwise, people would see that I have this rancid, oozing scar on the other side of my face."
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