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To consistently and deliberately keep trying to break something that does not need fixing. In addition, the new "fix" _must not_ aim to provide any compatibility with what it was supposed to "fix", e.g. everything else should be rebuilt from scratch to accommodate said "fix".

1. verb
to poetter (pøtɐ)

2. noun
A poetter is someone who is poettering (pøtɐɪŋ)
Stop poettering on a Friday!
Who poetterred that server?
poetter by pideins October 1, 2019
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Lennart Poettering

A somewhat well-known author of surreal horror fiction from Germany, Lennart Poettering is mostly known for writing overly long and confusing works such as Pulsations of Autophilia (a tragedy about a sluggish autistic teenager who is murdered while fucking his uncle's Porsche and comes back as a ghost to seek vengeance) and Systems Down (about a server administrator who finds himself locked in the server room after closing time with a horrible, memory-corrupting abomination).
I picked up this new book at Barnes and Noble, but it says that Lennart Poettering is required reading so I'm taking it back.

poetterware 

Poetterware is a type of software mostly found on Linux systems, for example systemd, pulseaudio, policykit, consolekit, xdg-open, colord and more.
This software generally works very well and solves really complicated problems, but if it doesn't behave the way it should, you will have a hard time debugging the issue (e.g. via dbus), working around it (by quick hacks) or use alternative software. It may be written by Lennart Poettering or the freedesktop foundation or other participants in the ecosystem.
You're using Gentoo Linux with systemd? Yes, although it's poetterware it works very well for me.
poetterware by gnu_jj September 20, 2017
A beer you are still holding (and didn't drop) after passing out drunk the night before. It is usually finished upon realization of such a feat.
Finish that pontier
pontier by 1624 March 5, 2010
Established on 2/4/09 at a certain pool in PA by a certain funny girl. It means one who writes poems or a poet.
Person 1: Hey I'm a really good Poeter
Person 2: What!?
Person 1: You Know. Someone who writes poems. A poeter is someone who writes poems and a poemetiker is someone who edits them.
poeter by brndnmcmns23 February 8, 2009
Noun
1. A living, breathing, walking pile of human feces.

2. The result of a Darney.
That Potier never brushes his teeth.

Why is there Potier all over the bedroom floor?
Potier by taterdick February 2, 2010
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Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
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We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
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The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
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Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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