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[Noun] | "re*pri*sal" | \ ri-ˈprī-zəl \
1: a retaliatory act
2: the regaining of something (as by recapture)
3: something (such as a sum of money) given or paid in restitution —usually used in plural
Origin: 15th century ;
Middle English reprisail, from Anglo-French reprisaile, from Medieval Latin represalia, from Old Italian rappresaglia, ultimately from ripreso, past participle of riprendere to take back, from ri- re- (from Latin re-) + prendere to take, from Latin prehendere;
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[Noun] | "reprisal"
1: payment to another for a loss or injury;
* e.g., " ... a peace agreement that was rejected because it contained no provisions for reprisals "
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2: the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury;
* e.g., " ... after defeating them last year in the finals, our team nervously awaited the expected reprisal by our archrivals in this year's tournament "
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# 1 - { (Reprise):15490260 }
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[ "(Reprise)" ]
1: The sadder version of a happy or upbeat song (unless it's the story of tonight)
* e.g., ... How does Falsettoland (Reprise) make me cry so much when Falsettoland/About time makes me laugh every time?!
# 2 - { reprise:9407609 }
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[ "reprise" ]
1: A fancy word for the repetition or part 2 of a song or message, often seen in live recordings of gospel music.
* e.g., ... Oh My Gawd, have you heard the reprise of "Rain on Us"? It's beautiful.
# 3 - { Reprisals:10394485 }
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[ "Reprisals" ]
1: To get back at the fool that crossed you.
* e.g., ... When he stole my girl oh boy the reprisals
# 4 - { Falsettoland reprise:15491541 }
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[ "Falsettoland reprise" ]
1: Remember that time when you couldn't stop crying? You felt as if your heart was ripped out of your chest and had smashed into a million pieces? That's what this song is. It will make you cry whether or not Marvin's crying soundtrack is even included or you see Jason place the chest piece on the grave.
* e.g., ... I have lost all ability to feel such emotion ever again after hearing Falsettoland reprise for the first time
# 5 - { atomic reprise:2558228 }
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[ "atomic reprise" ]
1: A comedic technique in which the performer repeats a joke's punchline so many times as to render the joke irrelevant and absurd.
* e.g., ... The atomic reprise was first used to great effect by Andy Kaufman, subsequently popularized by Mike Myers (Austin Powers) and Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy).
# 6 - { dinner reprise:11940998 }
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[ "dinner reprise" ]
1: A heady way to say leftovers
* e.g., ... Mom, I'm sick of leftovers. Don't think of them as leftovers but as a "dinner reprise".
# 7 - { reprisal procedure:3030047 }
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[ "reprisal procedure" ]
1: Noun.
* e.g., ... "Debbie - did you notice Dr. Leibowitz ordered a full colorectal exam on the guy who came in for eight stiches across his forehead?"
[ "reprisal procedure" ]
2: A unnecessary, usually invasive, humiliating and painful medical test ordered by a physician to get even with an unruly or disruptive patient.
* e.g., ... "Yeah, during admission, the patient called Dr. Leibowitz a money-grubbing Jew. It sounds like a reprisal procedure to me. Excuse me. Dr. Leibowitz has asked me to mix parking lot gravel with the K-Y Jelly."
# 8 - { Floating island of reprisal:17574488 }
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[ "Floating island of reprisal" ]
1: It's when you put toilet paper in a toilet bowl before defecating so that the feces float and achieve full throttle air contact so that the smell may stench the whole area. This phenomenon is commonly practised after bad hotel service.
* e.g., ... Dude I left a floating island of reprisal at the Hotel! Dude the floating island of reprisal stenched the whole room!
# 9 - { stay alive reprise:15281550 }
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[ "stay alive reprise" ]
1: How to make ANY Anthony Ramos/Philip Hamilton fan cry almost instantly
* e.g., ... Someone who wants to make hamilfans suffer : sTAY ALIVE Reprise
Everyone who’s already listened to Hamilton: *sobbing*
# 10 - { reprise the theme song and roll the credits:244986 }
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[ "reprise the theme song and roll the credits" ]
1: Last line in every episode of Nickelodeon's "Roundhouse", indicating (duh) that the show's over.
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