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Great skill, strength or efficacy. A master is said to be endowed with great potence.
(in reference to previous post) I'm going to use MY potence to throw it right back, you prissy Toreador.
potence by Nathan July 17, 2004
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potenchiladas 

(n) Potential enchiladas. The collection of all necessary ingredients to make enchiladas but not having actually made them yet. The potential or ability to buy enchiladas.
Man 1: I see that you have all the ingredients to make enchiladas.

Man 2: Yes, right now they are just potenchiladas.

Woman 1: All we have to eat in the house are potenchiladas.
Woman 2: How long will it take to turn them into enchiladas, I'm starving?
potenchiladas by TedWill17 February 26, 2018

Potenent 

1. Maximally potent or powerful.
2. Exerting an enormously large amount of persuasion or influence
Man, that was potenent stuff!
Potenent by Vargor February 27, 2009

Potenté 

Potenté - (adj.) a very strong, distinct, potent smell.

Potenté - (n.) a very strong demeanor, bold manner, unique, stand outish.
"Whatever your smoking in here, it smells like potenté."

"How's the burger?" ... "Potenté."

"I don't know man, but whatever I've been smoking lately has been some real pontenté."

"That movie was pontenté!"
Potenté by FlightCaptainJay June 7, 2013
The word is potential without the -ial. It is meant to be used with uttermost respect and passion. You can use it anyway you want to fill the void of potential.
Nick: "Do you guys want to have some casuals tonight?"
JT: "Potench, just gotta go to the gym"
Nick (to Cameron and Ethan): "Low potench on JT actually pulling thru")
potench by BestSlangPotench June 28, 2023
Used to describe the strength of intoxicants, usually of the green variety, the level of pronunciation indicating the strength
Wow that green was potente...im baked!!
Potente by Rory Gordziejko April 25, 2005
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kinktober 

An excuse for people to write porn with different types of kinks throughout the month of October.

Smut Fanfiction
That chick doesn't write often but when she does, its for Kinktober.
kinktober by Kinkiest July 12, 2018
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
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The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022
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A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
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When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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