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P'zone

A large pizza/calzone meal offered by Pizza hut. ="I'm hungry - wanna order a p'zone?" Etymology : "P'" (clipping of pizza) + "-zone" More…

P-Raid

The parade of alumni that takes place every year at Princeton Reunions While on the ivy league thing, I think I must add a term that was created by those crazy Tigers at Princeton to refer More…

P.A.

an informative message delivered over a loudspeaker system =Please keep your seatbelts fastened until I give the appropriate p.a. Etymology : [Acronym of Public Address] =flight More…

pacer

mechanical pencil Australian slang word =Can I borrow your pacer? Etymology : Clipping/Blend of Pencil and Eraser =Conversation with Australian friend

Packed

Act of having a shot blocked while playing basketball. =When he tried to make the lay-up, he got packed. =Conversation at the gym

packetize

to make into a small package In Electrical Engineering, we refer to the packages of information that are transported as “packets.” Thus, it would be logical to refer to the More…

Padiddle

A game played in a car, in which individuals must punch the ceiling of the car and shout ‘PADIDDLE!’ when they see a car with a headlight out. The word ‘padiddle’ is More…

Padna

A friend, classmate, significant other, or some other person with whom one has a unique relationship. This appears to be a word to refer to someone as a friend, boy(girl)friend, or buddy. More…

Pagoda

a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories ='I could see a pagoda in the distance' Etymology More…

Palabra

word, as in an informal way to express agreement. The student who says this is the only student who says it and I highly doubt it will spread. It's mostly a joke because palabra does mean More…

palava

Discussion, debate, or origin. Due to the Portuguese influence in Nigeria as a result of trade in as early as the 13th and 14th centuries, many Portuguese words have been adopted into the More…

paleologism

Literally, “old word”; a word that has existed in a language for a long period of time. =[This word] is an old-logism- a paleologism... Etymology : Concatenation of More…

Palicain

Refers to the 2008 Republican Party’s ticket, with John McCain running for president and Sarah Palin as his running mate. This neologism combines both nominees' names into one word. More…

Palinsanity

The hype, excitement, and controversy that occurred after 2008 Republican Presidential candidate John McCain picked Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate. ='Palin' More…

pan-sexual

not choosing man or women as sexual preference =The pastry chef on Will and Grace was pan-sexual. =television

Pancake

An execution of a block in the game of football where the person being blocked is knocked down and lies flat like a pancake. =Term is coined because defenders are said to have been laid More…

Pancakeified

Squashed flat like a pancake (‘the sandwich in her backpack had been pancakeified’) Apparent meaning, etymology, and type of word formation: “Pancakeified” means More…

Panormous

Really big; used to describe a new Pizza Hut product ="Try our new Panormous Pizza!" Etymology : "Pan" (a word associated with pizza) + "enormous" =TV More…

Panspermiate

To intentionally seed the precursors of life in a barren area, in the hopes of starting life. =Verb derived from noun panspermia, presumably to more easily sum up idea of assignment. More…

pantheon

A reference to all the gods of a religion collectively. =The pantheon of the Hindu religion is quite large. Etymology : pan (all) + theos (of the gods), from greek =Discovery Channel More…


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