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A very, very minor or "baby" problem that usually takes more time to discuss than solve. It is usually over-stated in an annoying way.
Boss: "You are behind on your sales numbers for the month by 2.5639%. What are you gonna do to make it up!?"

Employee: "Dude, I'm gonna burp ya - cuz that is not a real problem, it's a "PABLUM".... and pablum is for babies...".
Pablum by JS Campbell February 20, 2008

pablumizing 

Making something that could be cutting edge policy but having to remove great words and context that would prove to be too complex for most people......
This comes from the key fact that most newspapers write for a literacy level equal to a grade nine student.
We stayed late pablumizing section so that more people could read and MAYBE understand it. Don't know why we have to cater to the stupid people when they would rather just play videogames.
pablumizing by Lokisdictionary February 4, 2010

Pabulumatic 

"To pose a threat to cadres and cohorts of High-Concept American Pop Culture aficionados imbued with following The Status Quo."

Matthew Frazier
Columnist/Essayist/Memoirist
This conversation will arguably be most 'pabulumatic' for this audience of Frat Bros and Sports Fans at the party tonight!
Pabulumatic by DSOD-211 April 8, 2024

Pablum Gear 

Carol couldn't wait to get home and rip off her work clothing and jump into her pablum gear.
Pablum Gear by Worth December 29, 2007

eschew pablum 

A choice to engage with ideas and information that are challenging, complex, and meaningful, rather than settling for what's easy or superficial.
Rather than support the weak and poorly developed political effort, Pablo chose to eschew pablum.
eschew pablum by akconstant June 27, 2025
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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