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Pratting 

Heroically holding enemy coworkers back from their food source, without the use of physical contact.
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Pratting by Joey Face Plant January 10, 2017

Pratting 

The act of obsessing over/worshipping the almighty Chris Pratt.
Noemie: Parks & Recreation is amazing, omg.
Liz: It's 3 o'clock in the morning.
Noemie: But Chris Pratt.
Liz: Stop with your pratting and go to sleep.
Pratting by Lizzythevip August 1, 2015

Pratting 

The act of staring with an almost manner at one's breasts, while the subject of the Pratting is not aware of the act being done.
*after class*
"Oh. my. god. Becky. How did you not see him Pratting you?? It was so freaking obvious!"
Pratting by KandiL<3vee April 13, 2013

Pratting 

When someone transforms themselves from reasonably chubby to a sexy and extremely muscular, in the style of actor Chris Pratt.
Have you seen John recently, he's pratting and lost like 40 pounds.
Pratting by Agt678 April 27, 2015

Pratting 

The practice of filing false copyright claims when no justification to do so exist.
Team Skeptic was the victim of Pratting which YouTube reversed. Now the case is going to Judge Judy. Pratting has become popular among Flerfs who can't refute real scientific claims.
Pratting by Candlestick man August 2, 2019

pratting around 

being foolish or extreemly stupid
More from Urban Dictionary
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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