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Ben-Hur (1959) follows prince of Judea Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) through his quest to avenge his family after his childhood friend Messala(Stephen Boyd), a Roman Tribune, enslaves him and imprisons his family. The film is nationally renowned not because of its impressive acting, casting, or story line, but because of the phrase "Ramming Speed" spoken a total of 2 times in the film. "Ramming Speed" was used both times when Juda Ben-Hur was enslaved on a Roman naval ship and forced to row. Ramming speed indicates the speed at which the naval ship should achieve and the pace at which Ben-Hur should row.
Husband: Ben-Hur was the subject of my church group for the 3rd time this week

Wife: Its that ramming speed that everyone loves so much
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If one is said to be "Ben Hur" it implys that one is a man of small stature....yet a large amount of sexual appeal.
Thus one can never be....bigger than Ben Hur.
"Oh that Ben Hur...He's so hot right now!"
Ben Hur by Whilma Zan Zeykenstein January 30, 2006
Ben Hur is a bus driver from Europe. He knows where to turn by pure intuition, and he always is right. He also drinks pure alcohol, and he also never pays parking tickets in Slovakia. He's German, and the name he uses for cover is Bernhardt.
He also has the power to fly on his motorcycle, reanimate dead bodies, and use the Force.
Stack: Ben Hur, how do you know when to turn?
Ben Hur: Um...Vat do you call it... ... patience.
Roman: Do you mean intuition?
Ben Hur: Ach ja intuition, zat is vat I meant.
ben hur by BENhurummm January 19, 2010

Ben Hur Moment

Missing an iconic event because you couldn't be bothered or just didn't know how important it would be. after the scene in the film where Charlton Heston meets people going to the sermon on the mount but doesn't go with them.
My friends asked me if I wanted to go see Nirvana years ago before they were famous but I didn't go - what a Ben Hur Moment!
Ben Hur Moment by roj62 February 7, 2010

Bigger than Ben Hur 

We say something is 'Bigger than Ben Hur' if it is of epic proportions, extravagant, massive, more than it should be.

The MGM film Ben-Hur was released in 1959 and had a budget of $15 million (a huge budget for the day); a gamble that paid off, when it reaped $90 million worldwide.
Oprah is bigger than Ben Hur.

The Ben-Hur 

When having sex with conjoined twins in doggy style, the man grabs their ponytails with the vigor of Heston in the chariot race from Ben-Hur.
After hooking up with the Hensel twins, Tom took them home and gave them The Ben-Hur.
The Ben-Hur by Joelightyear June 30, 2022

The Ben Hur 

When a nude male grabs a nude females ankels and wheel barrels her; a nude midget fucks her from behind while in between her legs. The nude male that is holding the ankels rests his dick on the midgets head to make him look like he is wearing a Roman helmet. Thus it looks like the midget is riding in a Roman chariot.
Damn, me and two foot Tom gave that girl The Ben Hur last night. He looked like he was in a lil chariot.
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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
Word of the Day on August 15, 2026

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

Quiche Peanemis

Quirky niche peak cinema analysis
It describes the analysis of a media piece which is quirky and niche, yet peak.
Give me the quiche peanemis on the movie I missed.
Quiche Peanemis by Mushroom2241 June 17, 2026
Word of the Day on August 13, 2026

Hate Draft

1. Select a player (real or fantasy) during a sports draft to spite or anger one or more of your opponents because they had intended to select him/her.

2. Select a player (real or fantasy) during a sport draft to put one or more of your opponents at a strategic disadvantage.
1. Billy hate drafted Chad OchoCinco because he knew Sam had wanted him since he is from Cincinnati. Billy already had plenty of players to fill that position but wanted to make sure Sam didn't get him.

2. Billy hate drafted Peyton Manning because he was the only good quarterback left and he knew Sam had been planning on drafting him.
Hate Draft by pffler September 1, 2009
Word of the Day on August 12, 2026
"I can pull James Bond stunts in a jalopy."
jalopy by watson November 20, 2002
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Utility beer 

Utility beer is the beer you keep around for the day-to-day moments when beer is a necessity to assist in pedestrian activities (golf, plumbing, yardwork, babysitting, staff meetings, Zoom calls). For the beer snob it is the beer you save for neighbors when they drop in at 3 p.m. on a Tuesday. It is differentiated from the actual high-end beer you save for special events, holidays, and special tastings.
Person 1: Dave, did you bring along those hazy craft IPA's so we could drink while cleaning Lyle's pool?
Person 2: Nope. I just have a bunch of utility beer that Steve dumped on me. Good enough for this. It is only 10:30 a.m.
Utility beer by lakeshore February 1, 2022
Word of the Day on August 10, 2026
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