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hammermen 

In the late 19th century, a group of blacksmiths known as the "hammermen" were excommunicated from Blackheath. The exact date is not known but it is thought to have occurred in 1871. This coincided with the Act of Parliament of that year declaring the Heath to be an open public space. Strangely, the Act also stipulated that from that day forward trees were only allowed to be planted on the borders of the Heath and not on the plains themselves. Unconfirmed hearsay suggests that the reason for the excommunication, and ultimately the need for the Act itself, related to the "vigorous, persistent and clandestine homosexual encounters upon the Heath by men of industry". However, it has also supposedly been mooted that the excommunication related to the improvement of the social profile of the area sought by various landed gentry. Regardless, in current vernacular, the youth of the area are frequently heard referring to sexually successful homosexuals as "hammermen" (not to be confused with the heterosexual equivalent i.e. a "swordsman").
Vasily: Where are Miguel and Davide tonight?

Vladimir: They went out to Soho again. Man those guys get laid on a daily basis!

Vasily: Aye, they are real hammermen.
hammermen by Synonymity123 September 6, 2013

Hammerdrunk

When you are completly hammerd and partying hard.
Man, we were hammerdrunk at that party last night

Hammergooned

Becoming highly intoxicated after a long day of consuming alcohol. Belligerent to everybody, and all surroundings.
We went taligating last Sunday, and by the end of the game, we we're totally hammergooned.

hammergency 

Alas, It's a hammergency we have run out of ham for our sandwiches.
hammergency by sbird August 17, 2015

Hammergraph 

An autograph from M.C Hammer
Bill: I need to get someones autograph
Tony: You can get M.C Hammers autograph
Bill: Nice then i will have my very own Hammergraph
Hammergraph by DJ Abbott June 27, 2012
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
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