? Parentals
(Creative Variation; Creative Variation) It means mother and father. While the word parental means related or belonging to the parents, this word means the actual people. =The parentals are More…
parentize
to remove offensive materials, as from a dorm room, in preparation for a visit by one’s parents Presumed reason for coinage Quick framing of a concept familiar to most college More…
Parentnoia
The irrational fear parents have that their children are doing something wrong, or being hurt in some way. =Used by kids to describe their parents suspicion that their child is always in More…
parking lot
Not moving at all (used to describe road traffic). This is a good example of metaphor. Cars do not move when they are sitting in a parking lot, so any situation where there are a large More…
parkus
money that comes in your favor A completely made up word and sounds like Long Island slang. =This parkus check from the bank is gonna get me through the month, thank god. =A co-worker
Parranda
A very large party, marked by the presence of alcohol, music, and latinos The neologism and loan word "Parranda" has most likely leaked into Houston because of the city's large inhabitance More…
Parthenogenesis
Development of an egg without fertilization with sperm. =In Bdelloidea, all females undergo parthenogenesis and produce diploid eggs that hatch into diploid females. Etymology : Gr. More…
pass-fail
to designate a course "pass-fail" meaning that a grade is not assigned, rather you receive a P for pass or an F for fail =Most likely originiated at Rice, a school that allows More…
Pastability
That state of choosing any variety or combination of pasta dishes for a meal. Having a variety of pasta dishes to choose from for a meal. The unit pasta is used in its entirety and blended More…
pat
An object or person that is worn- or run-down or in bad shape. Trying to describe something as ghetto without letting others know what was actually being said. =Dude, that car is pat. More…
Paulista
A supporter of Ron Paul. ='Paulista' is a synonym for 'Paulite' (also entered in the database). However, from Wiktionary, the suffix '-ista' is 'added More…
Paulite
A supporter of Ron Paul. =The term was possibly coined over the Internet where large numbers of Paul supporters found each other (or found out about Ron Paul in the first place) when they More…
Paultard
A supporter of Ron Paul (R-TX) (derogatory term). =The coining of this word was perhaps motivated by the neologisms 'Paulites' and 'Paulistas' and was a back formation More…
Pause
A synonym of the potentially offensive phrase, "no homo". It means that the following statement may be interpreted as homosexual, but that the speaker is certainly not. More…
Pause (1)
(Zero Derivation) to interject with the information that what was previously said does not imply that one is a homosexual =Synonym of "no homo," though used more frequently in More…
Pav
The Brochstein Pavilion at Rice University. ="Do you want to study at the Pav today?" Etymology : 'Pav' is a clipping of the "Brochstein Pavilion," which is More…
PCR
to amplify a sequence of DNA via the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique =The noun PCR is a acronym for the polymerase chain reaction technique used to amplify sequences of DNA. More…
PDA
Public display of affection. Acronyms come in handy when the expression is just too long to be repeated over and over again. That’s especially true in speech but also in writing. PDA More…