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    [Noun]  | "prune" | \ ˈprün \


    1: a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French, plum, from Latin prunum{mat|plum|};

    [Verb]  | "prune" 


    1: to reduce especially by eliminating superfluous matter

    2: to remove as superfluous

    3: to cut off or cut back parts of for better shape or more fruitful growth

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English prouynen, probably ultimately from Old French prooignier, alteration of *porrooignier, from por- completely (from Latin pro-) + rooignier to cut, prune, from Vulgar Latin *rotundiare to cut around, from Latin rotundus round {mat|pro-|}, {mat|rotund|};

    [Verb]  | "prune" 


    1: to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument;


      * e.g., " ... pruned the dead branches from the old apple tree "



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     [ "prune" ]

    1: Someone who either directly or indirectly prevents people from having fun.

      * e.g.,  ... Roommate 1: Hey man, it's raining, can we smoke in the dorm? Roommate 2: No, Roommate 3 is being a prune and is spending all day in the dorm, and he'll totally rat on us if we smoked while he was in the room. Roommate 1: Fuck man, prunes ruin everything. 

     [ "prune" ]

    1: a guy who wont do anything with a girl . thought to be gay

      * e.g.,  ... omg andrew is so prune 

     [ "prune" ]

    1: (v., Irish slang) To grab someone's testicles and squeeze hard. A common tactic of bullies in Irish schoolyards.

      * e.g.,  ... Damo and Anto held Paddy down while Tommo pruned him. 

     [ "prune" ]

    1: a derogatory term for someone who is annoying, a party pooper, uptight, or just plain weird

      * e.g.,  ... Bob: Dude this is the best game ever! Joe: Are you kidding me? Our team is losing! Bob: But the game itself is so wonderful! Joe: Dude, you are such a prune 

     [ "prune" ]

    1: used as an insult, more appropriately used on people whos faces actually resemble a prune.

      * e.g.,  ... "look at that prune" 

     [ "prune" ]

    1: (Taken from gardening, the removal of unwanted foliage):

      * e.g.,  ... Having so much information available on Facebook is exposing yourself. You might want to prune it. 

     [ "prune" ]

    2: To erase information, usually personal information, that was posted on the Internet in an attempt to reclaim anonymity.

     [ "prune" ]

    1: ~scottish~

      * e.g.,  ... Girl 1: Are you still a prune then? 

     [ "prune" ]

    2: Slang

      * e.g.,  ... Girl 2: Yes. Are you? 

     [ "prune" ]

    3: Someone that hasn't been winched yet. See winch

      * e.g.,  ... Girl 1: No! 

     [ "prune" ]

    1: Highly offensive term that pertains to straight males, sort of the straight version of the word "faggot". A more incendiary insult than sproog, which more or less means the same thing.

      * e.g.,  ... I hate you fucking prunes, you people are ruining our lives. 

     [ "prune" ]

    1: a guy who climaxs too quickly

      * e.g.,  ... Chris is such a prune..he in and out of me like that (snap) 

     [ "prune" ]

    1: A friendly insolt to a friend who as done something wrong.

      * e.g.,  ... You prune you! 

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