1) Someones ability to become something. There may of course be good potential or bad potential.

Such potentail usually occours in male adolescents that participate in sports.

In rare cases some people may have to much potentail.

2) Joking about how someone may have potential to suceed or do something good, but will probably fail.
-He had so much potential. We thought he'd be in NBA, but furthest he got was halftime show.

-Must of had to much potential.
by bunstofuns February 24, 2010
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I can't wait to get home so I can see what tease The Potential is giving today! Their YouTube channel is hilarious!
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When an individual is neither a friend or a lover, normally used in the sense of being a "Friend with benefits" although still holding more significance than a fling or one night stand.
Keep me in mind if you aren't with him/her anymore, okay? I'm a potential.
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when you can't see a girl/guy properly, but from whatever angle you saw them they look hot to you
*Girl drives past a guy who isn't standing facing her*
"Oh he has potential"
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The chances of their being weed in any given situation, a good potential means there is a good chance of getting weed.
Dude, can't wait for the party at Tom's this weekend. It's got awesome potential.

I broke up with Clair last week, when I realised sleeping with her had absolutely no potential
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making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
Look at that 'POTENTIOUS' cunt, bet he Djs in milk...
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Wanting to fuck some random or acquainted (usually random) hott guy/girl you see.
Guy 1:"You see the ass on that one?!"
Guy 2:"She's definitely got potential."

Girl Student: "The answer to the problem is the square root of 3.14"
Male Teacher: "Excellent. You have a lot of potential."
by thesoupnazi May 27, 2007
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