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Pretend Murray 

When you use a surname that you know isn't yours. You are given the name via a fake birth certificate to hide history, and the fact your "dad" isn't "your dad", but you go along with it to stay in good with your "chequebook dad"
Muzza is such a Pretend Murray he had it tattoo'd down his leg, and gave the name to his son who is now also a Pretend Murray. Spoon fed family lies are awful tastier than the truth huh?
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i am pretending to type something 

when you are supposed to be doing work at school but you are doing something else on your computer and your teacher walks by so you write "I am pretending to type something" so it looks like you're busy working.
-hey, what were you typing in class yesterday?
-i was typing "i am pretending to type something".

pretenductive 

(adjective) when you pretend to be productive but in fact you are just procrastinating as usual
Q: Where's Emily?

A: Oh, she's in the library being pretenductive again.
pretenductive by Danlod November 10, 2016

Pretendum 

Usable as bot an adjective or noun, Pretendum refers specifically to adolescent girls who either dumb themselves down in general in order to impress a member of the opposite sex, or who on certain occasions, will just play dumb for attention from their peers.
adj.

Christine: She's so acting like Paris Hilton just to impress Greg!
Jacqui: Like, I know! What a pretendum bitch!

n.

Christine: I hate how whenever they ask her to spell words in class that she just says the wrong thing on purpose and does that annoying little giggle thing afterwards!
Jacqui: Yeah, me too. I don't even know why she wants the attentions so bad...
Christine: I do, she's a fucking pretendum.
Pretendum by Weight-and-Sea March 24, 2009

Pretendance

Signing into an online meeting in order to appear in attendance and engaged, when in fact you are doing other things.
Rick had perfect pretendance at the weekly sales meetings this month.
Pretendance by jester66 March 5, 2013
Word of the Day on May 24, 2024

Pretend Palfie

A Pretend Palfie, is a Palfie (Selfie with a pal, or pals) but taken of yourself with a non-real face!

i.e. An example could be a mobile photo of you and a famous face on a poster. (Instant Fan!).

Or get extra creative and daring! Take a photo of yourself together with an image (face) from the back of someones t-shirt! OR go into stores and take a photo with you and shop displays, mannequins etc...

Subjects can be sculptures, paintings in galleries, graphic images of faces, shop displays and products, mannequins; Other places to look can be bars, clubs, buses, subways, hospitals, at work, your favourite convention etc... ;)

A non-real face can be human or non human - No rules as long as you make it a 'pretend' Palfie.

Upload to Instagram and Twitter etc and share your adventures!
"Check this Pretend Palfie of me and Justin Bieber (Poster) Oh! it was amazing meeting him!"

"Pretend Palfie with freaky shop display!"

"Me and a lions face in a #pretendpalfie from the back on this guy's t-shirt!"
Pretend Palfie by SocialJam May 27, 2014
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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piddlefart

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
Word of the Day on October 7, 2026
A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026
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