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The breeding of plants and animals to produce desirable traits. Organisms with the desired traits, such as size or taste, are artificially mated or cross-pollinated with organisms with similar desired traits.
"If art by artificial selection, why not Nature by natural selection?"
Evolution
Joseph Le Conte
Selective schools are specific schools across Australia that accept 6th graders for high school when they pass the selective school test. During their time here, they may suffer from 'selective syndrome' (which can occur anytime and anywhere) where they loose their intellectuallity and succumb to the state of normallity (AKA the mainstream classes' state).
"Hey Janice, what happened to poor Carol over there. She looks a bit unstable"
"Oh don't worry about her, she's got selective syndrome. It'll wear off sooner or later"
"Well I hope it does, since we have a maths test next period"
When you decide to capitalize certain proper nouns based on whether or not you like the person, place, or thing.
"I really enjoy the Keith Olbermann show."
"Cool, how do you feel about the Sean Hannity show?"
"I hate sean hannity."
"Using selective capitalization, huh?"
"Indeed."
When one chooses to respond on one communication platform while ignoring questions or conversations on another.
Benny keeps DMing me on instagram but hasn’t answered my texts. Selective ghosting at its finest.
n. The act of choosing two food items that have the same flavors in one meal. Instead of (or in addition to) identical flavor, food items may have identical shape.
A: What'd you have for lunch?
B: Eh, I made a pandora selection of pizza and Doritos.
A: Lame, dude.
When you have many pokes to reply to on Facebook, and you choose to reply to only certain ones to save time.
Katie-I poked you months ago and you still haven't replied!
Jessie-I've been selective poking, I had too many, but you're next, I promise!
The day when everyone in the United States decides who they want to win the Super Bowl.
Do you have a pick for the Super Bowl yet, Tom?
Nah, but thank god its Selection Saturday!