ok before this goes further =)
1 Good morning thread
1 Sponsored event which is now full so no need to post about it
Sponsored not fluff ( static team or trial) ...fluff is fluff ( see good morning thread)
Ill refer to dictionary: ( i dont do this often so bear with me)
FLUFF
1. fluff 386 up, 102 down
A fanfic which the story has no plot. Only humourous or romantic nonsense.
*after reading a story* What a cute fluff!
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by BlackTwilight Oct 6, 2003 share this
2. fluff 398 up, 133 down
To prepare a pornographic actor for a sexual scene.
To arouse a participant in preparation for a recoreded sexual act.
His evening job was a fluffer.
I was fluffing this guy...
Inadequately fluffed star.
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by jay Jul 29, 2003 share this
3. fluff 199 up, 58 down
1. A kind of fanfic which has a happy ending or generally happy content, rather than smut (pornography) or angst (sad stuff).
'I wrote some fluff' OR 'that fic had a lot of fluff in it.'
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fanfiction fanfic fluffy smut angst
by Naja May 23, 2006 share this
4. fluff 83 up, 51 down
Something vacuous, such as a verbal statement, without any particular meaning or value.
Irrelevant details that may cloud the issue of main concern.
His annoying fluff statements during meetings are a distration and waste of time.
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vacuous meaningless contribution statement distraction irrelevant
by CHOK Jun 25, 2006 share this
5. fluff 77 up, 55 down
A fluff is called a lady fart.
opps i just fluffed...
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ladies fart fart from a woman when a girl farts woman fluff girlie fart
by LaLa dewitt Mar 19, 2008 share this
6. fluff 98 up, 79 down
An abbreviation for "marshmallow fluff," a gooey white substance mainly used as a sandwich spread. Can also be used in place of marshmallows for baking purposes. Often made into a contraction with peanut butter as "fluffernutter," a combination of the two sandwich spreads on bread.
Hey, pass me that jar of fluff, Karen!
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by aytheist Apr 16, 2004 share this
7. fluff 26 up, 13 down
"Fluff" is a term for acid that is made by the Grateful Dead Family, also called "family fluff."
Usually decent, sometimes good.
Depends on your location, but you should never pay more than $10 / hit...
"Hey what's up"
"What have you got lately?"
"I got the regular and I got some doses, family fluff"
"Oh word?"
1. Light down or fuzz, as on a young bird or on a dandelion or milkweed seed.
2. Something having a very light, soft, or frothy consistency or appearance: a fluff of meringue; a fluff of cloud.
3. Something of little substance or consequence, especially:
a. Light or superficial entertainment: The movie was just another bit of fluff from Hollywood.
b. Inflated or padded material: The report was mostly fluff, with little new information.
4. The parts of a junked car that are not metal and cannot be recycled.
5. Informal An error, especially in the delivery of lines, as by an actor or announcer.
v. fluffed, fluff·ing, fluffs
v.tr.
1. To make fluffy: fluff a pillow; a squirrel fluffing out its tail.
2. Informal
a. To ruin or mar by a mistake or blunder: They fluffed their chance to participate in the playoffs by losing their last three games.
b. To forget or botch (one's lines).
v.intr.
1. To become fluffy.
2. Informal To make an error, especially to forget or botch one's lines.
SPONSORED
1. One who assumes responsibility for another person or a group during a period of instruction, apprenticeship, or probation.
2. One who vouches for the suitability of a candidate for admission.
3. A legislator who proposes and urges adoption of a bill.
4. One who presents a candidate for baptism or confirmation; a godparent.
5. One that finances a project or an event carried out by another person or group, especially a business enterprise that pays for radio or television programming in return for advertising time.
tr.v. spon·sored, spon·sor·ing, spon·sors
To act as a sponsor for.
[Late Latin spnsor, sponsor in baptism, from Latin, surety, from spnsus, past participle of spondre, to pledge; see spend- in Indo-European roots.]
spon·sori·al (-sôr-l, -sr-) adj.
sponsor·ship n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
sponsor [ˈspɒnsə]
n
1. a person or group that provides funds for an activity, esp
a. a commercial organization that pays all or part of the cost of putting on a concert, sporting event, etc.
b. a person who donates money to a charity when the person requesting the donation has performed a specified activity as part of an organized fund-raising effort
2. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) Chiefly US and Canadian a person or business firm that pays the costs of a radio or television programme in return for advertising time
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a legislator who presents and supports a bill, motion, etc.
4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Also called godparent
a. an authorized witness who makes the required promises on behalf of a person to be baptized and thereafter assumes responsibility for his Christian upbringing
b. a person who presents a candidate for confirmation
5. Chiefly US a person who undertakes responsibility for the actions, statements, obligations, etc., of another, as during a period of apprenticeship; guarantor
vb
(tr) to act as a sponsor for
[from Latin, from spondēre to promise solemnly]
sponsorial [spɒnˈsɔːrɪəl] adj
sponsorship n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
Military member or civilian employee with dependents.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun 1. sponsor - someone who supports or champions something
supporter, patron
benefactor, helper - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
backer, angel - invests in a theatrical production
godfather - someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild
godparent - a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism
guarantor, warranter, warrantor, surety - one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another
patroness, patronne - a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron
pillar of strength, tower of strength - a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort
2. sponsor - an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
presenter
advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
Verb 1. sponsor - assume sponsorship of
patronize, patronise
support - support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"
cosponsor - sponsor together with another sponsor
2. sponsor - assume responsibility for or leadership of; "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan"
back up, support - give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
3. sponsor - do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
buy at, frequent, patronise, shop at, patronize, shop
back up, support - give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
sponsor
verb
back, fund, finance, promote, subsidize, patronize, put up the money for, act as a guarantor for, lend your name to They are sponsoring a major pop art exhibition.
noun
backer, patron, promoter, angel (informal), guarantor the new sponsors of the League Cup
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
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sponsor
v sponsor [ˈsponsə]
1 to take on the financial responsibility for (a person, project etc), often as a form of advertising or for charity The firm sponsors several golf tournaments.
2 to promise (a person) that one will pay a certain sum of money to a charity etc if that person completes a set task (eg a walk, swim etc).
n
a person, firm etc that acts in this way.
n sponsorship
(the money given as) the act of sponsoring.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2010 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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