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    [Noun]  | "pos*ture" | \ ˈpäs-chər \


    1: the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose

    2: the pose of a model or artistic figure

    3: state or condition at a given time especially with respect to capability in particular circumstances


    Origin: circa 1586 ;

     Middle French, from Italian postura, from Latin positura, from positus, past participle of ponere to place {mat|position|};

    [Verb]  | "posture" 


    1: to cause to assume a given posture : pose

    2: to assume a posture; especially : to strike a pose for effect

    3: to assume an artificial or pretended attitude : attitudinize


    Origin: 1645 ;

    [Noun]  | "posture" 


    1: a general way of holding the body;


      * e.g., " ... a good upright posture will prevent backaches "



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    2: position with regard to conditions and circumstances;


      * e.g., " ... claims that the country's defense posture is weak "



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     [ "posture" ]

    1: One's pose or stature when walking, standing, or the like.

      * e.g.,  ... He had a very strange posture because he hunched over like Mr. Burns. 

     [ "posture" ]

    1: sexyness of a person

      * e.g.,  ... Dam girl you taking all those drugs and u still keeping your posture 

     [ "Posturing" ]

    1: Taking a position of defense whether verbally or physically.

      * e.g.,  ... She started posturing when her definition of hip-hop was disputed. 

     [ "Posture" ]

    1: The ability for a person to endeavor in the practice of vertical rigidity in a such a manner as to stiffen or make all other items in the vicinity erect.

      * e.g.,  ... "Damn, that girl's got some great posture!" 

     [ "Posture" ]

    1: A women walks by and i look back

      * e.g.,  ... I was checking your posture maam. 

     [ "Posturing" ]

    1: When you sell a huge deal and then start lobbying to give freebies like you were the fucking Goodwill

      * e.g.,  ... I'm posturing after I sold a deal for 98k, give James a huge account when he's already taken care of 

     [ "Piss Posturing" ]

    1: Piss Posturing = Personal Interest in Social Situations (PISS). Some people fake that they have a sincere personal interest towards one individual in front of others in a social situation. Imagine a CEO holding court at a work function dinner table asking questions of a new junior associate. In the case of Piss Posturing, BOTH the person showing the interest, and the person receiving the interest KNOW that the person showing the interest doesn't give a damn about the other person. It's purely a SHOW, a posturing, to show others how personable and humble the person showing the interest is. The person being shown attention feels as if he/she is being PISSED ON, and both he and the other person know it. Down deep, despite smiles on the faces, the junior associate is thinking "You don't care about me, you're pissing all over me in front of these people and there's nothing I can do about it."

      * e.g.,  ... She's an annoying Piss Posturing socialite. She showed a lot of interest in me at the dinner table, but couldn't remember my name when we left the party. 

     [ "Posturing Pete" ]

    1: A male, usually under 30 years of age, suffering from a a condition that forces him to act in such a manner that his exposed muscles are constantly in a flexed position.

      * e.g.,  ... We were at the bar and some Posturing Pete showed up wearing a tank top and he had some skanky chick that smelled like cat food with him. He tried to play tough, but everyone just laughed. 

     [ "panhandler posture" ]

    1: That special stance a panhandler takes on, whether destitute or not, in order to appear more pathetic.

      * e.g.,  ... He stood slumped and nearly lifeless at the stoplight with a sad sign in his two grubby hands, but later I saw him walking downtown with some friends, with no hint of the panhandler posture I’d seen earlier. 

     [ "Moral posturing" ]

    1: People claiming to care about things that didn't happen to them.

      * e.g.,  ... Iam "It's not that I don't feel bad about the situation but... How do I put this delicately?" Hym "It's the moral posturing. It's people who weren't involved proclaiming to the heaven how bad they feel about the situation. Using it to push their various agendas." Iam "And if you know anything about me you should be able to see why we're averse to 'people who aren't involved in a situation pretending to care so they can force their beliefs down somebody's throat.' " Hym "It's an affront to the people who actually care. And I've said this before. I'm repeating myself at this point. That was somebody's job. Not my job." 

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