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percieve 

We perceive philosophy, and thus philosophy helps us to put words to our understanding, allows us to better express it. Which is why it's so beautiful to me, it's like its own language, with ideas as the color pallet / paints on a canvas. Where we have intuition instead of words, and concepts instead of phrases. In order to truly understand oneself, we must also understand what is around us. The science of understanding itself could be right around the corner. We learn from nature through trial, however nature also teaches us through example. - I am.
An orca whale pod learning to solve a percieved problem by working together.
percieve by Trooper17 October 16, 2013
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Perciver 

Perciver is the portmanteau (slash) shipping name of Harry Potter characters Oliver Wood and Percy Weasley. The ship has been around for a long time, possibly since 1997, however it's fanbase is relatively small.
Oliver: Hey Percy, d'you want to *ahem* play Quidditch tonight?
Percy: But Oliver, you know I don't like flyin- OH! Er, er, right. Well yes, yes, definately.
Oliver: You know we have fangirls and they call us Perciver, right?
Percy: Yes, you showed me some of the stories they've written. Frighteningly accurate.
Perciver by MarauderHeart October 25, 2011

perceived coolness whore 

The annoying individual who claims to be interested or expert in almost any topic that anybody else in a group refers to as cool, often to the extent that their involvement in so many activities and interests, or in a more oscure pursuit or fetish, may seem dubious.
"Hangliding looks cool" eliciting the response "Oh, I LOVE to hanglide, I'm an experienced hangliderist!"

or

"I have a friend who is into CBT" followed by "Ooo, CBT is the coolest - I do it all the time!" leading the original speaker to ask the perceived coolness whore to define CBT in semi-polite company.

At their worst, a perceived coolness whore might stumble, late, into a conversation about female contraceptives or male pattern baldness and, upon hearing a prescription drug name, will claim to have once done lines of the afore-mentioned drug off the back of a hooker at a Hollywood party.

perceived potential 

Something anticipated or hoped for without any solid proof or promise.
You hire someone based on their perceived potential, only later you get a solid proof of their capabilities or promise.

When you pursue a girl, you want to date her based on perceived potential of her in your life. Only later you find out who she really is and if it's a good fit or not.

Before you move to a new location (city, area, country), the city has certain perceived potential in your mind. Only after living there for a while, you validate your hopes or assumptions.
perceived potential by The Latvian August 21, 2013

perceived value

Perceived value is an intangible measurement to define elitism or fortune. 1. A credit card company issues a black credit card by invitation only. A second credit card also issues a black credit card for a fee. Both cards are perceived value cards because they offer prestige for not apparent reason. 2. A leased luxury vehicle that is far too expensive to purchase. A perceived value car often sits unused for the final three months to avoid the fifty cent per mile surcharge.
"Bob placed his black credit card in plain sight before the waiter brought the check. The perceived value of the card inflated Bob's ego."

"Claire and her friends drove sixty miles from their perceived value gated community to Laguna Beach or lunch."

"Claire used her perceived value black credit card to cover lunch. Afterward, her friends laughed because she had the wrong type of black card."

"Thomas leased a $150K luxury coupe. He could barely make the payments, but the perceived value of the car turned lots of heads."
"per-sieve"

-to separate or distinguish by sifting the substance.
Bert: "Bit of magic."

Michael: "A bit of magic?"

Bert: "It's easy. Let's see. You think. You wink. You do a double blink. You close your eyes and jump."

Jane: "Is something 'sposed to happen?"

Mary: "Bert, what utter nonsense! Ohh! Why do you always complicate things that are really quite simple? Give my your hand, please, Michael. Don't slouch. One, two."

David: "Do you hear the art? Do you persieve the feeling?"
persieve by Relwoh August 30, 2008

perceive 

become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.
past tense- perceived
Handy Manny: 'i am depressed.'
Cheyenne: 'why?'
Handy Manny: 'bradley called me ugly.'
Cheyenne: ' lol his boobs are bigger than mine'
Handy Manny: 'well you should prove it and send me a picture'
Cheyenne: ' did you seriously just ask me for nudes'
Handy Manny: ' well.... only if you perceive it that was....;)'
perceive by Ciana☭ January 21, 2020
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Frothability 

The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.
The frothability was evident as over-zealous consumers eagerly engaged in bidding wars, driving property prices to unsustainable levels reminiscent of previous speculative bubbles.
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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
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pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
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A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
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No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
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Ulzzang true definition is "best & "face" = best face in korean. They are basically people with above average looks, sometimes with the use of photoshop and haduri who post their pics online, some becoming internet celebrities.
"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"
ulzzang by `r i k kit t y February 26, 2008
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