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Dark Vader 

a misspelling of Darth Vader.

If your first foray into Star Wars was a children's book, you probably had never heard "darth" before and may have thought the author made a typo.
Kid reading book: Don't they mean "Dark Vader?"

*kid watches Star Wars*

Ben: ... Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil...

Kid: WTF does "darth" mean?
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Dark Vader 

What a redneck calls Darth Vader due to his/her limited vocabulary.
On "Valantimes" day, Bobby Earl come over and fixed my "chimley". Then we snorted sum "oxycottons" and watched that movie with "Dark Vader". I think it's called "Star Track"
Dark Vader by grimly fiendish August 11, 2015

Dark Vader 

What Europeans (especially French) call "Darth Vader" - because they have a hard time pronouncing "th". This name is legit for European languages.
French citizen: "Dark Vader is my favorite character in 'Guerres de Etoiles'."
Dark Vader by Luvdalz68 October 15, 2020

Dark vader 

When you want to roast a dark skinned star wars fan.
Black ass dude : Did you see the new star was movie?

Person : Shut yo ass up dark vader , ain’t nobody cares bout that shit!
Dark vader by Ilikegirls123lesbo January 31, 2018

Dark Vader 

Somone who is renowned for being shady towards thier "friends", a person who will ditch you instead of include you in an activity.

A type of person who is sly, shady and dark towards their so called "friends", hence contracting the name Dark Vader
BOB: Hey Dave what are you upto tonight? fancy a few beers with the lads?

DAVE: errm errm na errm, i'm really tired, sorry i have to go now... *hangs up*
(Dave is on the way to the pub already)

BOB: *sends text message* - AHHHH HAHAHA YOU LITTLE DARK VADER! I HOPE U DISAPEAR INTO THE SHADOWS DARK ONE!
Dark Vader by GBX March 26, 2008

Dark Vader 

What lighter skinned kids call darker skinned kids.
Whoa! Nice tan, Dark Vader.
Dark Vader by Word Wizzzard November 7, 2006
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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