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to drive quickly; to drive away from a sketchy situation
"shit, that car was merking down the road"

"the cops tried to stop him so he merked the fuck outta there"
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To, intentionally or unintentionally, appear in the background of someones photo. Someone who does this often may be referred to as a 'merker'
Look at you merking in the background of her photo!
merking by happysmileygirl August 2, 2005
To creep around a bar hitting on women in a sketchy manner
I was merking on so many broads last night
merking by Merking on Broads April 16, 2008
A way of obtaining stuck materials from a vending machine by vigorously shaking your ass and rapidly bumping said vending machine. This should result in the vending machine in releasing it's goodness while entertaining witnesses.
Hey Man... I need merking this machine... my Pepsi is stuck.
Merking by acemanaceman May 29, 2014
The act of noncing through a digital platform, such as ps4 party chat.

A 'merk' will typically wear rings, date minors and laugh at his own jokes.
Hayden: Hey Merking, I saw your DMs with my sister
Merking: *cries* Please don't bash me Hayden!
Merking by Merking Minge June 12, 2022

Merking off 

Merking off is essentially the fusion of mewing, and jerking off, typically done by late stage gooners who are still looking for a way to turn getting caught edging into a sigmatical grindset moment. Though usually this still wont change the fact you just caught them edging to gay porn before the suns even risen yet, which there now using as a flex upon you.
Edward: do you know that guy in the dorm next-door? i caught him edging in the bathroom once and all he did was start merking off
Dennis: lmao but i would do the same thing if i were him
Merking off by relerquney February 16, 2024
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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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