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Bernanke 

(Burr-nank-ee, Burr-nank-ee-in)
adjective, verb, Bernanke, Bernankein’

1) Bookworming when decisive action is needed.

2) Not in touch with current realities.

3) An incompetent person, given an important task.
1.
You: I’ll go to the library and see if I can find a book on “how to put out a fire” then I’ll come back and try to put out the house fire.
Me: Yeah, go Bernanke it.

2.
You: And that’s the way it is.
Me: You be Bernanke.

2 and 3.
You: I’m on top of that situation.
Me: Don’t be Bernankein’.
3.
You: I’ll let him take charge of that.
Me: Don’t let Bernanke touch nothin’.
Bernanke by Bee to da' A March 10, 2008
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bernanke 

1) The reciprocal of a google. 10^-100. The smallest named number.
2) a very small number.
The federal funds rate was lowered to a bernanke.
bernanke by b_physics_guy July 15, 2009

Bernanke's beard 

An immaculately trimmed shield of tangled facts and misleading information designed to effectively disguise an unpopular truth.
We're going to have to comb Bernanke's beard to find out what really happened.
Bernanke's beard by Expereal January 11, 2012

Ben Bernanke 

Only one part of the existing financial crisis. His, and many others', decisions have put this planet's monetary system in a world of shit.
Alan Grayson: Who got the money?
Ben Bernanke: Banks in Europe and other countries.
Alan Grayson: Which banks?
Ben Bernanke: I don't know.

Ben Bernanke 

He's a magician, a furious magician. He wants your teeth for the federal reserve, because he's cutting interest rates in half, and he needs your teeth for his lonely hearts club band.
"I need your teeth for my lonely hearts club band. Ben Bernanke. I'm a magician!"
Ben Bernanke by Count_Fuzzball January 15, 2009

Ben Bernanke 

The Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve. He holds the power to conduct monetary policy such as open market operations and adjusting the prime interest rates. His actions have been questionable since the inception of his term.
Ben Bernanke caused the Dow Jones to drop 350 points in one day simply be m aking a comment about the market.
Ben Bernanke by Cballznhoney April 30, 2008

ben.bernanke 

the coolest mf ever🔥🔥one of the best mutuals you could have on tik tok
ben.bernanke just mutualed me!”
Omg im so jealous hy’s the funniest dude ever!!”
ben.bernanke by rreettii August 16, 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"I can pull James Bond stunts in a jalopy."
jalopy by watson November 20, 2002
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