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guessipe 

v. Trying to cook from memory.

v. Deconstruction of a dish you've eaten by guessing what the ingredients and their amounts that make up a recipe.

Coined by reknowned wordsmith Craig Parr (Shelby Twp., MI).
I had the best tasting dish last night @ dinner. I am going to make it from a guessipe. I'm not quite sure was in it.
guessipe by boilsucker July 18, 2012
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guesspectation 

An uncertain expectation.

The merger of "guess" and "expectation".
Guy 1: Dude, I just applied at Blizzxxx. There's no way to follow-up with them; I hope I hear back in less than a month.

Guy 2: I heard the hiring is really slow-going right now in that department.

Guy 1: Really? Damn it! I better adjust my guesspectation to TWO months.
guesspectation by DojiMaidori January 18, 2010

guessperation

A state that results from a lack of knowledge and time during a multiple-choice test or quiz in which you are forced to guess at random to avoid leaving answers blank.
As time began to run out on a test that Jared had not studied for he found himself in a state of guessperation.
guessperation by tbegota April 23, 2010

Guessied Up 

Phrasal Verb

If someone is gussied up, they are dressed in a fancy-enough or fashionable-enough way to be appropriately dressed for whatever venue or event their date takes them to.
She was all Guessied up in a dress and accessories that could take her from a ballpark to cocktail party, depending on where her blind date was planning to take her.
Guessied Up by RealPriestess October 30, 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