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1. (adjective) A building whose components are built off-site (prefabricated), then assembled on-site. The quality of these homes ranges from cheap-ass trailers to the multi-million dollar modular buildings. Prefab homes are at the cutting edge of contemporary architecture (especially green architecture).

2. (noun) A person whose opinions, behavior, style, and/or tastes are determined entirely by others. Prefabs often do not know what the fuck they are talking about, as they rarely take the time to think through what they have been told.

3. (adjective) Of or relating to a prefab.
1. "A Honda Prius pulled up into the driveway of the new prefab home on the block."

2. "Bono indoctrinates the prefabs."

3. "The prefab protestors, unable to adequately respond to the harsh criticism, resorted to name-calling and accusations of racism, sexism, and ungodliness."
prefab by Der Warlord Lol January 11, 2008
Urban Dictionary Merch
Early adoption of an upcoming fashion trend.
girl 1: "What store did you get those at? They're totally prefab!"

girl 2: "The designer let me keep them after I modeled them in a fashion show."
prefab by Mandraquex3000 September 1, 2016
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Something prefabricated, especially a building or section of a building...

manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere; "a prefabricated structure"

A double large mobilehome for instance is pre-fabricated and moved elsewhere.

-- Games call they're structures "prefabs" usually, such as the buildings in maps on games.
prefab by Jon_K June 21, 2003
aka "prefabricated," or "pre-fie" a man with a house, car, job, and kid, a prefabricated life for a woman to join
I want to get myself a nice prefab.
prefab by Dawn007 June 22, 2008
When I was in the womb, I was prefabulous. Now I’m just fully fabulous.
Prefab by LingDanc803 June 21, 2023

Prefab-Con 

In construction, a prefabricated house is produced in a factory, shipped out to building sites, and assembled by folks unequipped to design anything better. The prefab conservative, or prefab-con, brings the same attitude to political discourse: rather than using reason and critical thinking to craft arguments that fit the real world, he trots out prefabricated memes, arguments and conclusions that are passably functional at best. All too often, they are even worse: the typical prefabcon lives in an intellectual house of ugly, wobbly walls that collapse on themselves in slight gusts. Undaunted, he throws up another structure on the same spot, though that wolf named reality is standing right there, ready to huff and puff again.
Our generation has witnessed several prefab-cons, including, but not limited to, Sarah Palin and John McCain.
Prefab-Con by John Schwenkler July 1, 2009

prefab sprout 

British popband consisting now only of its founder Paddy McAloon, one of the most underrated songwriters ever.
Do you know Prefab Sprout? Sure, "When Love Breaks Down", "Bonny", "Cars and Girls", and "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" are all great songs.
prefab sprout by sylphwind December 20, 2017
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In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."
Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020
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Concrete cowboy 

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.
Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
Word of the Day on September 20, 2026
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