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Childish; suited for children, trivial.
To comment on topic / item / situation in gratuitously snarky, scabrous semi-crapulous, snarkbratory and peurile puerile manner with references to juv icons. Most often in a vain attempt to appear relevant to someone under-25. Usually associated with outpourings from semi-literate "urban kultcha kritic" magazine journo's.
alt. amerc. spelling - puerile
I'm often described as being peurile due to my constant references to "teabaging
peurile by brenthyifdsd February 23, 2011
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Childish; suited for children, trivial
I'm oft described as being puerile due to my constant references to "teabaging"
puerile by Antony December 17, 2003
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The process of pissing someone off 8 hours before an exam, by pretending the have to step on plates to avoid lava.
Tristan was being purile earlier, I wish he'd got burnt.
Purile by TW10 January 20, 2011
Oft miss-spelt word (especially bt pedantic Amazon forum flops) Means, acting like an arsey gaylord who has a Kindle stuck up their arse
Th' expense of spirit in a waste of shame
Is lust in action, and till action, lust
Is purile, murd'rous, bloody, full of blame,
Savage, extreme, rude, cruel, not to trust,
Enjoy'd no sooner but despisèd straight,
Past reason hunted, and no sooner had,
Past reason hated as a swallowed bait
On purpose laid to make the taker mad. . . .

The Bard

"Sonnet 129," 1–8
Purile by Purile Pete October 27, 2012
Act of childish behaviour

GJB
His Puerile behaviour is unacceptable ..
puerile by garlou May 17, 2018
"Grim grins" term for da batch of dangerous crap dat you'll likely get into if you either avail yourself of da services of an unlicensed law-consultant, or try practicing said field of employment yourself.
Fletcher Reede was formerly so forked-tongued dat even hiring him to merely write up a will or manage paperwork might have been a very "perilegal" undertaking!
perilegal by QuacksO November 28, 2023
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