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What Cornell students take instead of midterms. They are a significant cause of pain and suffering at Cornell University.
Usually there are two prelims and one final for each course

I got raped on the Math 1910 prelim. The mean was a 34.
prelim by fuckcornell January 19, 2009
The coolest and most legendary guy to ever grace the Earth. Not to be confused with phlegm.
Phelim is a legend.
phelim by sabyrcus January 2, 2018

Prelinquent 

A group of boys (mostly middle/high school) who are a mix of predators and delinquent.
Yeah I know him...he’s such a prelinquent”
Prelinquent by Shallow moon. March 18, 2021

preliminary 

happening before something that is more important
you cannot take the math102 now ,before you should take the math101 before as a preliminary lesson.
preliminary by taka53 January 26, 2012

preimburse

Getting paid for something in advance. Prepay.
Neighbor: "Dude, can you pick me up some beer at the store and I'll pay you later?"
You: "Nope, sorry. You always flake on paying me back. I'm going to need to be preimbursed for those."
preimburse by jamieXeugene January 17, 2011

Preliminary 

“denoting an action or event preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important”

So pretty much something that happens in preparation for an event or action.
Preliminary
Sexually: anything you do before sex
- head
- fingering
- cunnilungus
Preliminary by Moop moop October 22, 2018