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A full-length exam Cornell students take twice a semester per class, that counts for between 15 to 30 percent of their grade. They fucking suck and no one is ever happy during prelim season.
"Hey dude, want to go out tonight?"
"Are you serious? I have a prelim tonight and one tomorrow morning. You're done with them? Fuck you."
prelim by procrastinator53 October 12, 2011
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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
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Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
Word of the Day on September 24, 2026
A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.
Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.
Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
Word of the Day on September 22, 2026
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
Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

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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