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Priante Effect
It's a phenomenon that occurs frequently.Simmilar to the Baader Meinhoff phenomenon. When one person mentions a word, phrase, idea, or when a person sees a certain object or person, they will encounter that word phrase idea or person later in the day when they least expect it sometimes instantly after the mention such word
"hey weren't you just talking about how we need to talk to the math teacher because I see her walking down the hall. What great timing must be the Priante Effect."
Priante Effect by Weather mike November 3, 2011
prannet
I'd rondez-vouez with Janet
quite near the Isle of Thanet
she looked more like a gannet
she wasn't half a prannet
"Billericay Dickie" by Ian Dury c.1978
quite near the Isle of Thanet
she looked more like a gannet
she wasn't half a prannet
"Billericay Dickie" by Ian Dury c.1978
prannet by dilbert scrunchie June 11, 2003
Priancé
n: Somebody who is in a relationship intent on being married to their SO even though no formal plans for marriage have yet been arranged.
The period in a relationship where you are past dating and just being boyfriend/girlfriend but are not yet engaged.
The period in a relationship where you are past dating and just being boyfriend/girlfriend but are not yet engaged.
scouse prinned
liverpool slang:
when a large number of scouse prins wear the same clothes and post them on instagram to the point where no one can wear them without cringing
when a large number of scouse prins wear the same clothes and post them on instagram to the point where no one can wear them without cringing
e.g. denim jackets with puffed sleeves, tights with hearts on, biker boots with buckles, the term “dewy skin and fluffy brows,” any dress made by a liverpool designer etc. have all been scouse prinned in 2019
scouse prinned by L25imm April 25, 2019
Priance
Pronounced; (Pre- on-say)- Is the engagement before an engagment tobe married. A long term, serious partner would be considered a Priance at the point of which both parties had a general understanding of the fact that they would someday be engaged to be married, but are not quite ready yet and there is no ring.
Dude 1: "Is that your girl?"
Dude 2: "Ya, she's my Priance...we'll be enganged soon, we've been together for four years."
Dude 3: "Ya, I'd tag that shit somehow if I were you, too...she's hot!"
Girl 1: "Mr.Wondereful made me his priance last night... he said he wanted to make the engagement really speacial but wanted me to know he has intent to propose!"
Dude 2: "Ya, she's my Priance...we'll be enganged soon, we've been together for four years."
Dude 3: "Ya, I'd tag that shit somehow if I were you, too...she's hot!"
Girl 1: "Mr.Wondereful made me his priance last night... he said he wanted to make the engagement really speacial but wanted me to know he has intent to propose!"
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Frothability
The measure of an emotional and over zealous consumer in an upwardly charging market, also known as a bull market. It's characterized by rising asset prices, increased investor confidence, and favorable growth in the markets, bro.
The frothability was evident as over-zealous consumers eagerly engaged in bidding wars, driving property prices to unsustainable levels reminiscent of previous speculative bubbles.
Frothability by cptn.kagaroo1 January 26, 2024
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Soul digger
A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
Soul digger by anonymous November 11, 2026
Word of the Day on November 11, 2026
pod person
A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
Word of the Day on November 10, 2026
dead drop
A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.
Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.
A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.
A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.
A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.
A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
Word of the Day on November 9, 2026