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Gotem is primarily used as an interjection.

1. Used when you succeed in pranking someone.
2. Used when you win an argument and/or makes the one you are arguing with look like a fool.
1. "Did you seen that ball hit Ricky's face? Gotem!"
2. "Dude, you can't even spell Tay Zonday. Gotem!"
gotem by Joseph Starcraft April 8, 2008
The term gotem is a slang term rapidly increasing in popularity amongst Florida high school students.

Etymology:
The center of this new verbal activity is undoubtedly from Eastside High School in Gainesville, FL. "Gotem" was derived from the not uncommon saying, "Got them." The word then transitioned to "Got'em," and now finally, to "gotem". There is much controversy over the originator of this term, but few doubt that a one Bei He played a critical role in its beginnings and initial spread. The term is also thought to be related to the card game, Texas Hold'em, due primarily to the two words' similar structure.

Use:
When one is particularly excited it has become customary to shout "GOTEM" as loudly as possible, this is generally followed by echoes of gradually shrinking magnitude. It is also used when a person has pulled off a particularly impressive feat, either by the person themselves or any witnesses to the event. "Gotem" is beginning to be used as a greeting as well.
1: "Gotem!"
2: "GOTEM!"
gotem by Gotem June 18, 2006
When you Reply to the word "No U"
Friend: Yo bro you suck

Me: No u Gotem
Gotem by WordManIsKool February 4, 2022

gotem good 

Used when or after you insult or roast someone or something.
You look like a pickle with a condom on! Gotem good.
gotem good by Realtroyzen February 27, 2018

ha gotem 

dan poured salt into joe's pasta. When joe eats his pasta he spits it out in disgust, then dan says "ha gotem"
ha gotem by EDY28 July 3, 2021

Ha gotem moment 

(n) A situation in which one person is able to trick somebody is doing something they didn't want to do in the first place and then promptly laughs at them afterward.
Person 1: Hey, you remember when Ned was willing to play that game with you and then you just left after 5 minutes.
Person 2: Oh yeah, that was a real ha gotem moment.
Ha gotem moment by log_e(e^e)=e December 25, 2019
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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
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