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A generally useless discussion section for a class at Princeton University. Large classes meet once a week in precepts, in addition to lecture. Precepts used to be taught by professors, but the quality has declined and they're now generally useless and taught by grad students.
Student 1: "Hey where are you heading?"
Student 2: "I have to go to my stupid, pointless Environmental Science precept."
Precept by skifreak1923 March 25, 2011
Words you can keep
The sign showed the students all the precepts, and the less important rules that no one listens to.
Precept by AbbyWolf May 2, 2021
1 A word used to purely entice young minds to ponder
2 a big word for you kinda sorta gotta follow a rule someday
3 ask as many questions as you like i refuse to be annoyed
4 fall asleep in class so you dont know what the precepts are
"There will be a test on Friday discussing precept definition 4.
Precept by Graffiti Junkie January 23, 2023

Extra Sensory Perception 

The awareness of or ability to detect current or future events, other's feelings or thoughts beyond the normal channels of communication or without any tangible contact; clairvoyance; premonition.
Extra Sensory Perception ESP, clairvoyance made him aware the catastrophe was going to happen 3 days before it occurred.
Extra Sensory Perception by SkaWtT December 6, 2014

Perception 

While our sensory receptors are constantly collecting information from the environment, it is ultimately how we interpret that information that affects how we interact with the world. Perception refers to the way sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced. Perception involves both bottom-up and top-down processing. Bottom-up processing refers to the fact that perceptions are built from sensory input. On the other hand, how we interpret those sensations is influenced by our available knowledge, our experiences, and our thoughts. This is called top-down processing.
My Perception more messed up then the world
Perception by mennäperille December 18, 2019

perceptive 

capable of perceiving or observing. when you are able to receive outside sensory information. You can take in information or observe something by watching something or by hearing or by smelling or by feeling some touch.
Katie: Joe asked me out for a date.
Laura: Oh, is that what he said in the note he passed to you in class?
Katie: That is very perceptive of you.
perceptive by Dimple Dempsey November 30, 2010

Perceptisonic Lag 

The amount of time, at a live performance by a popular band, between the beginning of a song and the beginning of the wave of applause signifying that the audience has realised which song is being played.
A: Man, the Perceptisonic Lag on that song was huge... Did those idiots not know what they were listening to?
B: They did play it pretty different from the album version...
A: Yeah, I guess so. But I knew what it was.
Perceptisonic Lag by unfairrobot December 19, 2012
More from Urban Dictionary
(Ewokese) Freedom!
And dying in yo' bed many years from now, would ya be willing ta trade all da days from dis here day ta dat fo' one chance, just one chance, ta come back here as young men an' tell our enemies dat dey may take our lives but dey will never take our freedom ... YUB NUB!
yub nub by rotjrem November 4, 2010
Word of the Day on September 4, 2026
1. Meaning nasty, sexy, filthy. Popularized by Christina Aguilera.

2. Used usally as a close friend in hip-hop slang.
1. Wanna get dirrty
It's about time that I came to start the party Sweat drippin' over my body
Dancin' gettin' just a little naughty

2. Sup Dirrty? Haven't seen you in a while.
dirrty by Minty November 30, 2003
Word of the Day on September 3, 2026

Coyote Ugly

1. Place

The Bar came before the movie. It is an awesome bar where the girls know how to party and make you feel okay about giving up your money, drawers, bras, and dignity.

2. Movie

A story about a Jersey girl following her dreams, aided by working at this bar in New York.

3. Situation/Person/Decision

See other definitions - waking up next to someone so ugly you'd rather chew your arm off than wake them up.
1. Yo, Coyote Ugly is my favorite bar! I got whipped, stripped, drunk, and danced on the bar all before 7 o'clock!

2. Hey did you see Coyote Ugly? It actually has a plot!

3. Ugg I woke up to Coyote Ugly this morning!
Coyote Ugly by jerseycountry March 8, 2009
Word of the Day on September 2, 2026

Literally 1984 

Used in response for when someone promotes/advocates an event or idea that is perceived to support "too much" authority and/or government control.

Often used jokingly as a over-exaggeration in political talk.

Can also be used in response to a ban or mute in a forum site or online chat.
Steve: I think that the government should regulate businesses more
Bob: Literally 1984!

--User1 has been permantly banned--
User2: You cant ban my friend like that! Literally 1984!
Literally 1984 by ke1 July 7, 2021
Word of the Day on September 1, 2026
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