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persnickity

To be intoxicated, to have the desier to get very drunk.
John had a hard day at work so he wanted to go to the bar and get persnickity.
persnickity by Orange44 March 10, 2008

persnickety 

per⋅snick⋅et⋅y (per-snik-i-tee)
--adjective
1. Showing particular attention to the details.
2. Related to being picky or fussy--over-particular.
3. Commonly perceived as snobbish or pretentious.
3. Fastidious.
"Don't be so persnickety, who cares which way the toilet roll hangs."
persnickety by Michael DeFant December 18, 2008

Perschnickity 

Pronunciation- Per-shnick-i-ty
A term used to describe an incredibly attractive female. Derived from the Greek root of the word Schnick, meaning beauty, with possible reference to the Greek goddess of beauty herself. The term can be used as both an adjective or a noun.
See also: Schnickity, Schnick, Perschnick
That girl over there is such a perschnick!

Dude, how'd last night go?
Man, she was looking pretty perschnickity!
Perschnickity by OSO014 October 22, 2012

pernickity 

pedantic, analy retentive, from the root - to 'pick nits', meaning to pick up small and possibly irrelevant or unimportant details
Charles was always picking nits and complaining about the cleanliness of the squat. Personally I think he is being too pernickity.
pernickity by Gari May 8, 2003

Persnickety 

Don't be so persnikety about what I put on your plate.
Persnickety by Reuel Titus October 12, 2003

persmackity 

A nonsense word in the truest sense. usu. used as a random adjective for no specific reason. Known to be used in positive and negetive meaning.
That old house is pretty persmackity if you ask me.
persmackity by JayBig November 5, 2005
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