practice makes perfect
Repeated practice is the way to master a skill.
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practice makes progress
If one practices an activity enough, one will steadily make progress and eventually be able to master it in time.
prairie fairy
An environmental activist.
pram face
A poor teenage mother, or someone perceived as looking like one.
prang
An aeroplane crash.
prang out
To worry, panic; to suffer an anxiety attack.
pranged out
In a state of panic; suffering an anxiety attack.
prank
To call someone's phone and hang up before they answer, so as to send them a notification (of a missed call) without incurring fees.
pranny
The female genitals.
prashant
A croissant.
prat
A buttock, or the buttocks; a person's bottom.
prat about
To waste time doing pointless or silly things
prat around
To behave foolishly.
prat digger
A pickpocket.
prata
To change one's position repeatedly, vacillate, flip-flop (following the repeated flipping when making prata).
prawn
A fool, an idiot.
pre
Clipping of predrinks.
pre-gaming
The act of consuming alcoholic beverages before attending an event or function.
pre-lash
A session of pre-drinking.
pre-nut
Synonym of precum.
pre-poo
A hair conditioning treatment applied before shampooing.
pre-slash
A subgenre of slash fiction in which a homosexual relationship between two characters has not yet developed or is only implied.
preach
Used to express strong agreement (as if encouraging somebody to continue speaking).
preach down
To speak vehemently against; to decry.
preach up
To speak strongly in praise of.
preaching to the choir
To present a side of a discussion or argument to someone who already agrees with it; essentially, wasting your time.
precanon
Set before the main or accepted canonical chronology of a fictional universe.
precision F-strike
A single, unexpected use of the word fuck for the purpose of emphasis or dramatic effect.
precovery
The act of resting before a long night, weekend or season of binge drinking.
precum
Cowper's fluid; pre-ejaculate.
pregame
To consume alcohol prior to an event.
preggie
Pregnant (carrying a baby).
preggo
A pregnant female.
preggy
Pregnant (carrying a baby).
prejac
Pre-ejaculate.
prejudice
Pronunciation spelling of prejudiced, representing African-American Vernacular English.
preload
To drink (cheaper) alcohol at home before going out socially.
preloading
The practice of drinking alcohol before going out socially.
premarital
Ellipsis of premarital sex.
premier
The first lieutenant or other second-in-command officer of a ship.
premmie
An infant who is born prematurely.
premo
Excellent, attractive.
prep out
Synonym of prep up.
prep up
To prepare something.
prepare ahead
To make food before a meal; to prep meal ingredients so as to make it easy to cook a meal at the correct time.
prepare the ground
Make it easier for something to occur.
prepare up
To prepare (something).
prepper
A student at a prep school.
pres
Abbreviation of pregames.
press ahead
To continue towards an objective.
press down
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see press, down.
press out
Extinguish by crushing, as a cigar.
press tits
To initiate a start-up sequence.
pressed for time
Not enough time.
pressed ham
A form of mooning, an act of pressing one's naked buttocks against a car window or other window in order to shock the passers-by.
pressie
A Presbyterian.
pressure makes diamonds
A situation where the pressure that a person is under makes them demonstrate their potential.
presto
A pair of fives as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
pretty as a picture
Very visually attractive.
pretty as a speckled pup
Very pretty.