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earning stripes 

Earning your stripes refers to putting in hard work and effort and earning respect from your peers as a result. Similar to mitary rank and displaying military stripes, moving up the chain of command from sergeant to Lieutenant to captain to major
Example 1:
Taeshawn: Did you see Omar putting in mad work after school in the gym?

Julius: Yep, he's earning stripes with the coach, Omar might be playing varsity ball this year.

Example 2:
Victor: Damn ese, Julio's been pushing mad weight lately homie, he pushed a key last week.

Jorge: Yea ese, the vatos in the barrio are saying that he's earning stripes with the O.G.'s.
earning stripes by RondoZongo February 4, 2014
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Hot Ears 

The act of being embarrassed and getting a hot flash through your face.
Timmy got Hot Ears when he farted during the exam.
Hot Ears by Tyguy122 August 29, 2016

earguardless 

To wrestle without ear guards.
When I was a kid, wrestling earguards were new and not required. The coach told me not to wrestle without earguards, but, I used to wrestle earguardless. Now I have cauliflower ear.
earguardless by Montana Man June 18, 2006

earthgasm 

Orgasms experienced by ecosexuals.

When ecosexuals, or those into combining their love of environment with erotica, reach climax. Does not have to be through coitus, can be experienced in natural places after experiencing how amazing the natural world is. I.E after a great day in an old-growth forest, a national park and other places largely left alone by human hands.
"Doing it with a hippy gave me an earthgasm!"

"Wow, I think I just experienced an earthgasm!"
earthgasm by Alvhuxly November 22, 2010
One of the more common sounds rap songs use when editing out curse words. Earrup can also be used as a pause or even to end songs e.g. Three 6 Mafia's "Stay fly"
She eyeing me like a n*gga don't exist
Girl, I know you want this EARRUP
Girl, I'm Kendrick Lamar
AKA benz is to me just a car

- Fuckin Problem lyrics by ASAP Rocky ft. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar
Earrup by MastaRiddle May 31, 2013
Essex way of saying "Earned."
e.g Last month I earnt £500.
earnt by melina_x November 14, 2013