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American University

A college of about 6,000 undergrads in NW Washington, DC. American is consistently ranked in the Top 100 Colleges in the United States (currently #85 by U.S. News & World Report). It has students from all 50 states and 140 countries. Besides George Washington University it is the only university in America chartered by an act of Congress. You won't get your typical "college" experience here, as many students are off campus and involved in outside jobs, internships, etc. in the District of Columbia. American sports a small, though charming and beautiful, campus. Some of the students can be stuck up and talk about how they "got into Harvard, Georgetown, and Columbia, but got a full ride at AU", but overall most of the kids are down to Earth and friendly. Most everyone's politically active/knowledgable, and campus life is generally stimulating. It's a dry campus though, and the RA's/Campus Security can get God-complexes sometimes, so take a shuttle/10 minute walk to the metro and go to Adams Morgan or Georgetown on weekends. Generally though a pretty chill place to go to school.
"Dude did you know Goldie Hawn lost her virginity at American University?"
"Wait, what?!"

"Why does AU campus security have segways now?"
"I dunno, but I mean they're already packing it on, what good is obese security?"
by AU student_2010 March 28, 2008
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Blafrican-American

Used only when a white person is speaking to or around a black person. Occurs when the white person begins to say "black" and quickly corrects him/herself to say "African-American"
There are certainly alot of Blafrican-Americans here, Jamal.
by Zachary Jones July 21, 2007
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American Banter

When Americans recite a series of insults and call it banter.
American: Haha, your dad left when you were young.

Briton: Yes Brad, that’s very funny American banter
by LolJinx July 7, 2019
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north American cock gobbler

A girl in a bar wearing pink jumpsuit with something written on the ass with ugg boots. Her mating call is can I have more shots or yes I will join the wet t shirt contest. Also sporting a tramp stamp and a thong.
Look at that north American cock gobbler at the bar she is trashed I can probably take home and nail her.
by angery chicken April 8, 2010
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American Idiot

A permenant resident and/or citizen of the United States of America who through their actions and/or words demean the country by making its citizens all seem ignorant or uneducated. A US citizen who believes the American way of life is superior to all others and cannot/will not accept other languages, laws, regulations, and/or courtesies. No basic understanding of geography or international current events, or sympathy for those who do not have English as their native language.
"Oh, Mrs. So-and-so, this is my boyfriend Alex, he is visiting from Germany." (loudly and slowly as if speaking to a child or some one of a mentally inept ability) "ohh...DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?? DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME? SINCE YOU ARE GERMAN, ARE YOU A NAZI?"

(you think i'm kidding, my boyfriend has been asked on numerous occasions)
by meghatkeineahnung May 13, 2005
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The secret life of the american teenager

A teendrama about "one night at bandcamp..."
The secret life of the american teenager:
"Falling in love is such an easy thing to do" NOT.
by Paulytukas November 23, 2010
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General American

The linguistic style and phonetic patterns used in vocal communication native to a relatively small portion of the United States of America.

General American was considered "accentless", by most people in a nation wide study. Though technically it could be called an accent.

General American is also known as the Midwestern Standard, because it is spoken most frequently in parts of the Midwest including most of Nebraska, Iowa, parts of central Illinois, and NE sections of Kansas and Missouri. In is most common in this region but is also widespread, esp. umong the upper class.

General American could be considered the American Equivalent to the Received Pronunciation (the British accent in most Hollywood movies) in England.
Newscasters and TV stars are generally taught the General American accent because it is most widely understood in all parts of the country.

Bob, from Omaha did not understand his cousin Jeffrey from New Orleans when he spoke because he did not use the Midwestern Standard.
by Urban Hitchhiker January 3, 2006
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