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Alternative name for street musicians, typically used by said persons in order to give dignity to something which has very little in order to establish indie street cred.
Don't call me a bum, I'm a busker!
Busker by DeeEs July 20, 2010
He shaved his crack, but he missed a hair… which left behind a busker.

I was eating him out when a busker got caught in my teeth, you know when he misses a hair while shaving his hole?
Busker by ATrev July 22, 2023
I seen busker today, he's called Fast Eddie
Busker by FAST EDDIE DUNDEE April 13, 2019
An extremely ugly chick.
Guy 1:You gonna go out with her again?
Guy 2:Did you see her man, hell no! That bitch was a busker.
busker by Conformist July 22, 2008
A formerly gay person who won an Olympic Gold Medal after becoming straight again.
Person 1: "I thought this guy was gay"
Person 2: "He's a busker now"
Busker by Elmos_Wife December 1, 2024

Busker Buskered 

A term that describes a situation in which a unexpected candidate wins between highly contested candidates."
B.A.P. and Exo fans competing for rookie award. Busker Busker won. B.A.P. and Exo were Busker Buskered
Busker Buskered by Kpopfan000 November 10, 2013
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The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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