pretential
Miley Cyrus is oozing with pretential; one more unnecessary feud or diva moment and she will have broken the barrier into pretention.
pretential by jk5k May 25, 2009
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pretential by Damanda13 October 24, 2010
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pretential • peetential • Pertentially • petential • poetential • presential • pretendtial • pretentia • pretentiatarian • potential
pretential
If "potential" is "having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future"; then *Pretential* is the *potential to have potential*.
Example; If you study well, you have POTENTIAL.
If you aren't bothering to study, but you have the right teachers, books, notes, etc.; then you have PRETENTIAL
Person 1: You've got a great teacher, the textbook's got all the information, and you have every other possible tool you could need! You've just got so much potential!
Person 2: I don't have potential, I'm not studying yet!
Person 1: Yes you do...
Person 2: No, I only have *PREtential*
but this word could be used in any context :P
If you aren't bothering to study, but you have the right teachers, books, notes, etc.; then you have PRETENTIAL
Person 1: You've got a great teacher, the textbook's got all the information, and you have every other possible tool you could need! You've just got so much potential!
Person 2: I don't have potential, I'm not studying yet!
Person 1: Yes you do...
Person 2: No, I only have *PREtential*
but this word could be used in any context :P
pretential by BeastlyHarlotx3 February 24, 2009
Pretential
An older woman who looks as if she would have been attractive when she was younger.
Much like a younger girl may have potential (definition 3) to be attractive when she's older.
Much like a younger girl may have potential (definition 3) to be attractive when she's older.
Pretential by Phlebas December 16, 2012
Potential Victim
Often abbreviated to "PV".
Commonly used to refer to a girl with whom you are considering courtship/elopement/copulation/mating/etc. Typically used by people who are less than attractive to begin with; therefore their person-of-desire is considered "prey".
Commonly used to refer to a girl with whom you are considering courtship/elopement/copulation/mating/etc. Typically used by people who are less than attractive to begin with; therefore their person-of-desire is considered "prey".
"Spot any PV's (potential victims) tonight at that house party?"
"I'm going to walk around the club and look for some PV's. I'll report back to you with the results."
"I'm going to walk around the club and look for some PV's. I'll report back to you with the results."
Potential Victim by kngcn August 20, 2012
pretentious prick
Someone who boasts about their accomplishments when in fact they have nothing to boast about or when a man is hitting on a woman and lies about how big his penis is or how good he is in bed.
pretentious prick by Zecker117 November 17, 2015
pretentious cunt
Someone who thinks and acts like they're better than most people and have usually forgotten their roots and where they came from.
pretentious cunt by Urban street roamer August 9, 2016
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