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    [Adjective]  | "pleas*ing" | \ ˈplē-ziŋ \


    1: giving pleasure : agreeable


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Adjective]  | "self-pleas*ing" | \ ˌself-ˈplē-ziŋ \


    1: giving pleasure to oneself : pleasing to oneself


    Origin: 1590 ;

    [Verb]  | "please" | \ ˈplēz \


    1: to afford or give pleasure or satisfaction

    2: like, wish

    3: to have the kindness


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English plesen, from Anglo-French plaisir, pleisir, pleire, from Latin placēre; akin to Latin placare to placate and perhaps to Greek plak-, plax flat surface {mat|fluke:2|};

    [Noun]  | "self-pleasing" 


    1: the giving of pleasure to oneself


    Origin: 1583 ;

    [Noun]  | "crowd-pleas*er" | \ ˈkrau̇d-ˌplē-zər \


    1: one (such as a performer or product) that is notably or reliably popular or appealing


    Origin: 1943 ;

    [Noun]  | "people pleaser" 


    1: someone or something that pleases or wants to please people; often : a person who has an emotional need to please others often at the expense of his or her own needs or desires


    Origin: 1550 ;

    [Adjective]  | "pleasing" 


    1: giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses;


      * e.g., " ... pleasing music in the background "





    [Adjective]  | "crowd-pleasing" 


    1: enjoying widespread favor or approval;


      * e.g., " ... an actor who rarely ventures far afield from crowd-pleasing comedies and actioners "





    [Verb]  | "pleasing" 


    1: to give satisfaction to;


      * e.g., " ... fresh flowers please me greatly "





    2: to see fit;


      * e.g., " ... clearly, you are going to do as you please no matter what I advise "



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    [Verb]  | "please" 


    1: to give satisfaction to;


      * e.g., " ... fresh flowers please me greatly "





    2: to see fit;


      * e.g., " ... clearly, you are going to do as you please no matter what I advise "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)





     [ "pleasing" ]

    1: A very British way of saying that you enjoy something.

      * e.g.,  ... "I really like that sunset." - some American 

     [ "And Please" ]

    1: A short and quick phrase uttered in reponse to a story bring told that seems to have no purpose, a frustrating situation, or simply to disagree. In essence, it is short for the phrase, "and please, shut the f*** up." Also abbreviated as "AP." Not to be confused with "N-please" (as in Nigga Please)

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: "Man I have been studying for 12 hours now, im a machine." *(in reality, he has spent more time on facebook and IM than studying) 

     [ "please" ]

    1: the magic word

      * e.g.,  ... Whats the magic word? 

     [ "please" ]

    1: an expression of joy or laughter in response to a funny joke/statement. typically a substitute for "LOL", "LMAO", etc.

      * e.g.,  ... "did you see this picture that laur sent?" "PLEASE THAT'S SO FUNNY" 

     [ "please" ]

    1: another word for "now".

      * e.g.,  ... Hand me those cookies, please. 

     [ "Please" ]

    1: a polite way for people to ask you to do their dirty work for them.

      * e.g.,  ... person #1: can you please get me a cup of water? 

     [ "No please" ]

    1: This is basically like saying "no thankyou"

      * e.g.,  ... *advert pops up* 

     [ "please no" ]

    1: Something you say to someone who's about to do something stupid/unfavorable (usually exposing something about you) in a casual manner

      * e.g.,  ... A homie: I'm gonna tell the boys about how you punched Sarah 

     [ "Please" ]

    1: Please accept this and put this in urban dictionary

      * e.g.,  ... Please accept this 

     [ "please" ]

    1: In Cincinnati (Cincy), this is slang/short for "Could you please repeat that?"

      * e.g.,  ... Clerk: Ju orda da watr? 

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