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proem, otherwise known as Richard Bailey, is an American electronic/IDM musician, active since 1999. He is known as one of the the major contemporary intelligent dance musicians on the scene today.

He made his debut with his full-length "Burn Plate No.1" on Hydrant Records, and followed in 2001 with "Negativ" on M3rck Records. He continued with his 2002 release "Among Others" on n5MD, the label of port-royal, and released "Socially Inept" in 2004, the album many consider to be "genre-defining" of IDM. He released a two-disc album "You Shall Have Ever Been" in 2006, and "A Permanent Solution" in 2007. In 2009, he dropped a dark ambient album, "Till There's No Breath", deviating from IDM for a time.

Proem is known mostly for his crunchy and glitchy beats and complex melodies that are often considered melancholy. He has also worked with and done remixed for the likes of Brothomstates, Machinedrum, and others. He is also an artist and designer.
proem is one of the best IDM musicians out there in my opinion.
proem by skyclaw441 October 31, 2009
Words you can keep
A "proem" is a short bit of folk wisdom expressed in the form of blank verse. It may or may not be "prettied-up" by written expression within lines in the form of a cloud.
<> "A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE" <> Bill Shakespeare would have written a proem if he had known he was writing immortal literature.
Related Words

Premature Satirisation 

making jokes about topical situations before it becomes socially acceptable
"that joke was too soon man"
"hey what can I say, I suffer from premature satirisation"

premature exfoliation 

The tendency of certain trees to display autumn colors in August.
Amy was depressed when the oak exhibited premature exfoliation in the middle of August.

Premature Paculation

When you're being chased by a ghost in Pac-Man or Ms. Pac-Man and you quickly turn around after thinking you ate a Power Pellet, just to find out you didn't eat it. You end up losing a life.

This happens more in the higher speed levels because you try to eat the Power Pellet and then eat ghosts as fast as possible.

Premature Paculation DOES NOT refer to the wasting of Power Pellets
Dude: HEY! How come you just ran into that ghost on purpose?

Guy: I didn't mean to, it was Premature Paculation.

Dude: Oh, what's that?

Guy: I thought I went far enough to eat the Power Pellet but i turned around too quickly and the ghost wasn't edible.
Premature Paculation by troggy1009 January 18, 2009
You call "preem" something that is cool, great, something that feels premium. It's a positive adjective.
"This gonk ran drove the wall and flatlined, what a shame, his AV was actually preem".
"I got a preem gun here, Jackie gave it to me. May he rest in peace, see him in the major leagues!"
"All of these eddies just for me? Preeeeem!"
Preem by Cybergoth2020 December 18, 2020

premarital interdigitation

holding hands before marriage with fingers interlocked.
The Puritans daughter was yelled at for having premarital interdigitation with her boyfriend.
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Coyote Ugly

1. Place

The Bar came before the movie. It is an awesome bar where the girls know how to party and make you feel okay about giving up your money, drawers, bras, and dignity.

2. Movie

A story about a Jersey girl following her dreams, aided by working at this bar in New York.

3. Situation/Person/Decision

See other definitions - waking up next to someone so ugly you'd rather chew your arm off than wake them up.
1. Yo, Coyote Ugly is my favorite bar! I got whipped, stripped, drunk, and danced on the bar all before 7 o'clock!

2. Hey did you see Coyote Ugly? It actually has a plot!

3. Ugg I woke up to Coyote Ugly this morning!
Coyote Ugly by jerseycountry March 8, 2009
Word of the Day on September 2, 2026

Literally 1984 

Used in response for when someone promotes/advocates an event or idea that is perceived to support "too much" authority and/or government control.

Often used jokingly as a over-exaggeration in political talk.

Can also be used in response to a ban or mute in a forum site or online chat.
Steve: I think that the government should regulate businesses more
Bob: Literally 1984!

--User1 has been permantly banned--
User2: You cant ban my friend like that! Literally 1984!
Literally 1984 by ke1 July 7, 2021
Word of the Day on September 1, 2026

Back when I lived in upstate new york 

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
Word of the Day on August 31, 2026
Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
Word of the Day on August 30, 2026
the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.
Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003
Word of the Day on August 29, 2026
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