prom

name

1. Alternative form of Prome (“the city of Pyay”).

noun

Etymology: In all senses, by acronymy.

1. Acronym of programmable read-only memory, a chip that can be programmed one or more times (depending on the type) and generally cannot be re-programmed without special equipment (if at all); once programmed and installed in a device, it functions as a read-only chip (as if it had been hard-wired to function that way).
2. Initialism of prelabor rupture of membranes.
3. Initialism of passive range of motion.

verb

Etymology: Clipping of promenade.

1. To attend a prom.

   “: If I read this correctly, Pop Clifton graduated from high school : at the age of 15. Awesome. Probably took a cheerleader to the prom. : Whatta stud. Stud indeed. I'm glad to be married to a man of such talent and experience -- though so far as I know, his experiences do not include promming with cheerleaders.”

   “> > my prom is in about 3 weeks, which isn't much in prom time. […] but his boss treats him like shit, which really makes the money not worth it. regardless of promming or not promming, tom should really start looking for another job.”