Pretective

verb - to be preemptively protective of anything that isn't yours yet.

equivalent to being mad about a "dibs" call going unrespected

alt usage - hoarders unwilling to let go of something, saying it will be useful/valuable in the future

example:

P1: I can't believe Mark's upset about Tammy going out with Jason
P2: I know right? He's so pretective of her when they haven't even talked before

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