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Asterism 

Any one of a number of heinously outdated colloquialisms; their rhetorical power lies in their deplorable ability to frustrate or incite hilarity. Upon utterance, a speaker will likely generate the following behavioral, cerebral, or emotional responses:
1) Externalized disgust (behavioral)
2) Debilitating brain aneurisms (cerebral)
3) Crushing submission (emotional)
They should be avoided in day-to-day vernacular, and hopefully eventually removed from English nomenclature.
Various Asterisms:
Alas (conjunction)
Up a crick (prepositional phrase)
Circle the wagons (verb)
Po-dunk (adjective)
MMMMMkay (declarative)
Cotton-picking (adjective {racial})
By golly (declarative)
Gosh darn (defamatory)
Rats (declarative)
Hippity-hoppity (crack whore)
Gung-ho (adjective)
The list goes on...
Asterism by drizzake & co. April 23, 2008
Related Words

assenism 

when a person uses the word "ass" to describe how large something is
John: Damn Phil, that was a big ass plane that just flew over our heads.

Phil: That's strange John, I haven't seen any ass planes lately.
Nice assenism you used there.
assenism by Derry Air May 25, 2011

asherism 

Asherism is the religion centred around Asher. Asher is an extremely lovable man and is very beautiful. His personality is simply amazing, and exquisite. "Asherism" was first used around 2008, and while not being called asherism yet, this religion is based around these simple mantras. To give, is to take away from yourself. To care is to waste time. These tell the tale of a man who could not care less. His simple character embodies the word "amazing". To not be bothered, is to help others be more productive. Asher is the best.
Asherism is a way of life.
God I wish I could be more like Asher!
He's so hot and amazing!
asherism by 7xr7xr December 21, 2021

asterısm 

look its a asterısm
asterısm by 00000000q August 10, 2020

Asterismos 

Asterismos is the title of a fanfic that i loved reading

Go Read It On Ao3
person A - “hey did you hear about a new word called ‘asterismos’?”

Person B - “Like the fanfic?”

Person A - “Are you still taking drugs?”
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
Word of the Day on August 15, 2026