Avant-tarde

Hipsters who think they are cool, new and fresh, and have missed the irony in their retardedness.

The leading edge of edgy hipsters who have their heads so far up their arseholes with not an ounce of cool or self-awareness to allow them to realise that they are not in any way shape or form presenting anything new in their style, action, diction or modus operandi.

1) That guy, Don Atari, is so avant-garde. (adjective)

2) My sister is one of the avant-tarde. (noun)

Avant-tarde by Tokyo_Spy May 23, 2017

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Avant Tard

It's for all those times when the art snobbery of a piece reaches such high levels that the feeble attempts made at being "exotic" or "ground breaking" just lands the artist squarely in the realm of retardation.

"I went to this new art gallery last week but it was so Avant Tard that it hurt!"

Avant Tard by Alienswede September 17, 2008

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Avant-tard

The attempt to pull off something as edgy, experimental and cool but fails.

"Wow. The band was totally avant-tard."

Avant-tard by Taryn R April 7, 2008

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Avant Tard

Cutting edge retard. Similar to avant guard, meaning cutting edge or ahead of its time, yet retarded.

Corky's performance in episode #12 of 'Life Goes On' was sooooo Avant Tard!

Avant Tard by Jenn Dickey December 17, 2005

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Post Avantgarde Jazzcore

A fake genre of music used as a retort to people who claim to listen to a bunch of made up genres of music in order to seem interesting.

Rumor has it, only one band ever existed. They played only one show to an empty room, recorded and mixed the show into a live album, produced one copy, and then never spoke or saw each other again. The album was recorded through an old walkman, and can only be played through player piano scrolls.

Man 1: I listen to very obscure music, shoegaze-acidhouse, downtempo-core, Post-doublecore, chamberfolk...
Man 2: Yes, I too only listen to post avantgarde jazzcore, but these plebeians will never understand it. Surely YOU, have heard of it...?

Post Avantgarde Jazzcore by LiveRuido January 11, 2011

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Striver

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

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SkyPesos

Delta SkyMiles, also known as SkyPesos, is the frequent flyer program of Delta Airlines. It has a very poor value and hard to use.

- I'm trying to book an award flight to Paris, but I only have 70,000 SkyPesos
- Just forget about it, you don't have enough SkyPesos to fly anywhere.

SkyPesos by 404_name_not_found December 6, 2018

Word of the Day on August 14, 2026

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