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absconding by absconding May 18, 2014
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system of ascending precedents
a sequence of events wherein each event sets a new, higher standard that will act as a precedent for all subsequent events.
-As far as I know, this phrase has never been coined or defined before.
-As far as I know, this phrase has never been coined or defined before.
Bob tells funny stories and does spontaneous imitations at work. each one is a little funnier than the one before. his co-worker's expectations track with his performance so that now he has to maintain the gradient of improvement every time he opens his mouth or, - and this is the key- they will respond as if it was less funny than it really is. He has trapped himself in a system of ascending precedents.
system of ascending precedents by Kenneth A. Vaughan February 18, 2009
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When someone removed something from your possession that may or may not have belonged to you in the first place.
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absconditioner
Noun: a big glob of conditioner that has secretly slid off the back of your skull to deposit itself somewhere else on your body.
I thought I was done with my hair, until i got out of the shower and found a big glob of absconditioner hiding out just above my ass.
absconditioner by theoceanfrog June 17, 2010
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