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(Preliminaries) A small get-together or activity taking place before and at a different site than another event. This activity must involve alcohol.
You: You guys are late for the wedding. Where have you been?
Me: Prelims.

Prelims by BB20 December 15, 2008
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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
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

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

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

preliminary retard 

Someone so stupid that you know, before you even meet them.
That guy in the wheelchair looks like a preliminary retard.

prelimitis 

The condition of falling sick (due to overwhelming stress, alcohol/drug overdose, etc.) on the day of a preliminary examination.
Marco gave me prelimitis, that fucker. Now I have to go take a make-up prelim that's 3 times as hard. Fuck, time to get raped by a chair.
prelimitis by cornell owned me December 18, 2008
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