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public art 

the act of leaving a bowel movement unflushed in a public restroom so as to let others enjoy it's natural beauty and splendor.
public art by Dickie Moist November 6, 2003
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Public Art 

More commonly known as "graffiti" or "vandalism," public art is art...in public. However, the distinct difference is that public art has a meaning.
Person 1: Did you vandalize this?
Person 2: No, it's not vandalism. It's public art.
Public Art by Anarcho-Punk March 23, 2013

Public art 

A way to convince people that it is them getting something out of viewing the art rather than the artist(s) making money. At least in a museum, it's obvious to people that somebody is made money out of it somewhere along the way, since they bought tickets, and could have chosen not to.
Public art is something under the guise of benefitting everybody instead of something that benefits the artist(s).

First Publication Excitement 

FPE is the intense enthusiasm one has after finally getting one of their definitions published on "Urban Dictionary" (which is usually preceded by numerous failing attempts and "Sorry, --- was not published" e-mails)

It is frequently followed by the melancholy of noticing that nobody has viewed the definition and the only thumbs up it's got is the one the writer gave themselves right at that moment (See: First Publication Disappointment)
A: Hey, hey, I just checked my e-mail, UD finally published my definition of !@#!#, let's see how much of the world agree with me.
A's Alter Ego: Don't have the "First Publication Excitement" just yet, no one cares.
A: Stop being such a mood-killer. I hate you!
A's Alter Ego: Alright, but you're gonna get first-publication-disappointed soon... btw, I AM YOU!

penetration publications 

The best erotic story publisher around.
Reader- "Woah! Penetration Publications sure is rad! I found them at penetrationpublications.weebly.com

Merion Publications 

Also known as Merion Publications or Merion DOESN'T Matter. A joke of an employer who offers benefits but lacks a solid pay scale. I wouldnt' recommend working here.
Mary works at Merion Matters or Merion Publications but only because she doesn't know any better.

Publicate 

To get your name on a lot of academic papers for the purpose of padding your publication list, without regard for the impact of the work. Not to be confused with "publish."
He got the faculty job because he publicated like crazy during his postdoc, even though he just tagged along to other people's projects and first-authored some papers in journals nobody reads.1
Publicate by labvor May 13, 2016
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Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
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I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.
Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?
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