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1. A word that actually means to drum one's fingers, or to strum a stringed instrument in an unskilled manner.
2. A word that is frequently misused to the point of cliché by amateur writers who think it's a hybrid of "throb" and "hum."
It isn't.
2. A word that is frequently misused to the point of cliché by amateur writers who think it's a hybrid of "throb" and "hum."
It isn't.
"The magic thrummed through his hands," the novice wrote, halfway though a uninspired first draft of a book that was driven by neither plot nor character development and yet would still be put in the hands of a jaded copy editor and published.
by CaesarK June 28, 2017
Jul 15 Word of the Day
The safeguarding of Earth and other worlds from biological cross-contamination (i.e. billionaires with too much time on their hands).
Also known as “planetary protection.” Planetary protection / quarantine “reflects both the unknown nature of the space environment and the desire of the scientific community to preserve the pristine nature of celestial bodies until they can be studied in detail.”
There are two types of interplanetary contamination. Forward contamination is the transfer of viable organisms from Earth to another celestial body. Back contamination is the transfer of extraterrestrial organisms, if such exist, back to the Earth's biosphere.
Also known as “planetary protection.” Planetary protection / quarantine “reflects both the unknown nature of the space environment and the desire of the scientific community to preserve the pristine nature of celestial bodies until they can be studied in detail.”
There are two types of interplanetary contamination. Forward contamination is the transfer of viable organisms from Earth to another celestial body. Back contamination is the transfer of extraterrestrial organisms, if such exist, back to the Earth's biosphere.
Billionaires are having a dick swinging space race while the earth experiences record breaking heatwaves that cause sea creatures to literally cook inside their shells. We need planetary quarantine.
by monkeylabor July 14, 2021
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A thrum is just between a throb and a hum. It's used to describe the throbbing hum produced by extremely loud, most likely live, music at an underground rave.
by ateenangel August 09, 2006
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to thrum is the act of sticking ones thumb in anothers anal cavity and wiggling a little, either to pleasure or make a person very uncomfortable in your presense. Can be used intimately or as a form of socializing
by KingThrum August 31, 2008
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Radical right followers of Trump and Make America Great Again. Intent on destroying(draining the swamp) of current US Government and reshaping the government into a inverted totalitarianism. An illusion of democracy while maintaining and expanding corporate oligarchy.
by ChoochooWoman November 17, 2016