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Doffensive 

Verb. A new tactic introduced by the San Diego Fire Dept circa. 2011,and continued into practice today, whereby your fire attack consists of going offensive, getting scared, going defensive for hours, then going offensive again and sending your men into an unsafe building. Famous examples include the University Ave and Kettlebell Gym fires.
"Hey man did you go to that fire last night?"

"Yeah, we burnt that place to the ground. It was a total doffensive fire"
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doffensive 

A driver who goes in the fast lane and maintains a consistent speed by breaking the speed limit and not getting caught by cop
We came fast and we were doffensive all the way
doffensive by tintedwindow July 8, 2007

doffender 

A "gentleman bandit" --- i.e., one who is super-courteous and tips his fedora when committing his crimes.
At da end of "Tom Sawyer", Tom tells Huck about how robbers are da ultimate "doffenders" --- "Robbers are the most polite folks in the world, especially to the women --- they always take off their hats and talk polite."
doffender by QuacksO February 17, 2023
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