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prouty wife 

Medicare term used to describe certian beneficiaries:
In 1965-66 Congress also identified another "disadvantaged" group:
elderly individuals (age 72 before 1971) who had not been able to work
long enough under Social Security to become insured for a benefit. People
in this group were granted special Social Security benefits paid for
entirely by the general revenues of the Treasury. These were known as
Special Age 72, or Prouty, benefits. Over time, of course, these
beneficiaries will disappear as Father Time claims members of the group."
from the SSA website.

Winston L. Prouty was the Maine Senator who initiated the amendment to the
law.
Because of her limited work history as a homemaker, the widow was considered a prouty wife and had to reapply for hospital benefits with the CMS office.
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a fight between a ninja and a narhwal
Did you see that Peroutka? i could have sworn that narhwal was going to win.
Peroutka by LTHSFanpire October 25, 2009
Used in Chatham, Kent, England to describe really thin men that do not eat in order to keep the male model look. Derives from Sprouty a man who was an anorexic footballer in the area some years ago and played for the famous Bly Spartans.
if a very very skinny man walks into a bar he may be refered to in the following context. " look at the prouty he looks like he needs a good meal"
Prouty by R1dEr May 19, 2009