parenty

[puh-ren-tee]

noun

plural

parenties 

1. a large, brown and yellow monitor lizard, Varanus giganteus, native to arid and semiarid regions of Australia.

Example Sentences

My parents were less, well, parenty, and I toned down my monstrous teen schtick.

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And for all of the impact of the weekend’s cyberattack, Parenty said he did not think that there would be a big impact on attitudes toward pirated software.

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The tradition of using copied software and other media has become embedded in China’s computing culture, according to Thomas Parenty, founder of Archefact Group, which advises companies on cybersecurity.

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Parenty cited an instance when he was working at the Beijing office of a U.S. client.

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“This box, in addition to being able to monitor any queries about Tiananmen Square or Tibet or the Dalai Lama, also would be able to intercept all network communications from the China operations back to headquarters,” said Thomas Parenty, an information security consultant for foreign companies in China.

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