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polyester nightmare
A polyester nightmare is overwhelming, shape and color combinations often seen in disco and Hawaiian clothing especially of the seventies.
polyester nightmare by I, Wreckerrr November 5, 2020
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polyvitro
The yellow sculpture at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens is made of polyvitro, not glass as it appears.
polyester fester
The smell that results from wearing polyester all day, especially common after wearing panty-hose at work for an eight hour shift.
Jenni lost the bet and had to wear rubber pants all day, boy, I bet she had a bad case of the polyester fester!
polyester fester by StephD134 September 26, 2007
Polyventurism
Adventuring with two or more people simultaneously. This may be with or without everyone involved's knowledge.
This has two perceived meanings:
1: That this applies to any "party", or adventuring group, or
2: That this applies only to an adventurer who takes along an assistant/parter or small team, and takes on another while the first is absent.
Examples of (2):
a. When a hero's assistant/partner or team is captured or needs saving, and they team up with someone else during that adventure.
b. When a hero is taken away from their assistant/partner or team and put in a strange environment (an unreachable dungeon or prison, the bad guys' secret lair, another plain, a different dimension, some other world, etc.) where they team up with someone while there.
c. When the hero and their assistant/partner or team mutually split ways, due to either a great opportunity to go back to their old worlds, for one or more to go on to greater things, or simply a disagreement or fight... and before they all realize that it's not worth it and come back together, the hero has already found at least one other person that they're already adventuring with.
This has two perceived meanings:
1: That this applies to any "party", or adventuring group, or
2: That this applies only to an adventurer who takes along an assistant/parter or small team, and takes on another while the first is absent.
Examples of (2):
a. When a hero's assistant/partner or team is captured or needs saving, and they team up with someone else during that adventure.
b. When a hero is taken away from their assistant/partner or team and put in a strange environment (an unreachable dungeon or prison, the bad guys' secret lair, another plain, a different dimension, some other world, etc.) where they team up with someone while there.
c. When the hero and their assistant/partner or team mutually split ways, due to either a great opportunity to go back to their old worlds, for one or more to go on to greater things, or simply a disagreement or fight... and before they all realize that it's not worth it and come back together, the hero has already found at least one other person that they're already adventuring with.
1. "With the five of us together, nothing can stop us! Yay, polyventurism!"
2. "Wait, so I've come all this way, after leaving my dream job, fighting my way out of the fortress, and having to track you down, just to find out you've found someone to replace me? Never knew you were a polyventurous type."
2. "You've got to make a choice, hero! You can't have two assistants. Is it gonna be me, or her?"
2. "Wait, so I've come all this way, after leaving my dream job, fighting my way out of the fortress, and having to track you down, just to find out you've found someone to replace me? Never knew you were a polyventurous type."
2. "You've got to make a choice, hero! You can't have two assistants. Is it gonna be me, or her?"
Polyventurism by Game Writer October 1, 2010
Polyester
A pejorative term used to describe the collective group of uniformed police officers in a given community, often by other public safety professionals who have a rivalry-based relationship. Refers to the polyester uniforms made from recycled plastic six-pack rings worn by many police officers.
Firefighter: Did you see the city gave the cops an 8% pay raise?
Union representative: Yeah, the city always gives in to Polyester when their contract's up.
Union representative: Yeah, the city always gives in to Polyester when their contract's up.
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