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Desire, urge; from the Spanish verb ganar, to win or gain. The term was popularized among English speakers by the LA mathematics teacher Jaime Escalante as played by Edward James Olmos in the movie Stand and Deliver.

"You're going to work harder here than you've ever worked anywhere else. And the only thing I ask from you is ganas. Desire... If you don't have the ganas, I will give it to you, because I'm an expert." (from Stand and Deliver)

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GANAS

guts... or gonads... your GANAS define your abilities as a man... if you have no ganas, or gonads... you are a gayfer, I.E. vince...

jeez... brewski would sure benefit from a good influx of ganas right about now, maybe he might have enough ganas then to go get jordan and make her deserve.

GANAS by Big Johnson February 19, 2005

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échale ganas

To work hard for something, in other terms, to give something your all. People say it to others as motivation to reach a goal.

Hijo: Es que ahorita en la escuela no me está yendo bien, Pa. No se que hacer.

Padre: Pues échale ganas mijo! Tú lo puedes lograr.

échale ganas by kittycatlovr4 April 25, 2024

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richard gaas

An extremely good looking guy. Who you wanted to make out with in high school, but couldn't because he was always taken.

Me: Oh gosh Whitney, I really want to make out with that guy.
Whitney: Sorry, girl he's Richard Gaas

richard gaas by carrie86 June 4, 2016

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Gangscrape

Teaming up to beat someone up, jumping someone as a group

Yo, the avengers gangscraped that robot.

Gangscrape by wheretheweedat June 5, 2015

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Pom Gana

A broken english sentence used by the bengali youth. It means "From Ghana" but is more commonly used as a reference to Ananta Jalil(the director who is the origin for this line). it is even used as a bengali alternative to "my niggah" or to describe swag such as gangnam style

Friend 1:dost tui kamon asos?
Friend 2: bhalo asi, ami tor homeworker help ta kori ditesi akhon
Friend 1: dost tui to ashole pom gana.

Pom Gana by TehIllGoatsonAKABapofchowdhury October 17, 2012

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ganachefied

'ga-nosh-e-fied' - the act of being sculpted of out of cake and ganache.

Cake artists sculpting a life-like cake out of cake and ganache. 'Leslie was ganachefied tonight and then eaten by the audience.'

ganachefied by artedibles April 25, 2012

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pod person

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.

The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.

pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005

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dead drop

A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.

"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."

dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008

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No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.

You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.

No Surprises Wedding by dbdefenestrate August 27, 2023

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ulzzang

Ulzzang true definition is "best & "face" = best face in korean. They are basically people with above average looks, sometimes with the use of photoshop and haduri who post their pics online, some becoming internet celebrities.

"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"

ulzzang by `r i k kit t y February 26, 2008

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EBK

EBK stands for "Elite Ball Knowledge." 1 In internet slang, "ball knowledge" originally referred to a deep understanding of football/soccer or basketball, but it has evolved into a broader term for having a highly sophisticated, deep, or niche understanding of any specific topic (such as music, movies, or subcultures).

Person A: "That scene was a direct homage to an unreleased 1982 Japanese indie film."
Person B: "Wow, EBK."

EBK by silwhett November 5, 2026

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