Dowdified
To change a quote to make your opponent look bad. Maureen Dowd misquoted Bush so often that the term was created "Dowdified"
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Dognified
A dog or dogs having or showing a composed or serious manner worthy of respect! especially one standing/sitting/lying only a few feet from the dinner table that's too proud to beg, thus being "Dognified"!
dorified
Pertaining to dory from Pixar's Finding Nemo animated film; The fish with bad memory. When you have a bad memory, you are dorified.
"Gwen is so dorified. She forgets EVERYTHING!"
dorified by Abi Webster February 9, 2005
donkified
Oh no, look! Marion has a horrible split in his hair, looks like he's been donkified!
That kid is so mean, I hope he gets donkified.
That kid is so mean, I hope he gets donkified.
donkified by simbanutella4life December 23, 2011
dowdification
The omission of a word or a phrase in order to reframe a quote and alter its meaning.
This is usually done to help an author portray a particular viewpoint and is very common amongst weblogs.
The term is named after the New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd.
This is usually done to help an author portray a particular viewpoint and is very common amongst weblogs.
The term is named after the New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd.
dowdification by ghjkl January 2, 2008
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The new guy seems pretty happy for a dude who has no job, no money and no family. He must be on a pink cloud.
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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.
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
Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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