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mind-boggling 

adjective /ˈmaɪndˌbɒɡ.l̩.ɪŋ/ /-ˌbɑ .ɡl̩.ɪŋ/ INFORMAL

extremely surprising and difficult to understand or imagine:
She was paid the mind-boggling sum of ten million pounds for that film.
She was paid the mind-boggling sum of ten million pounds for that film.
mind-boggling by mi cielo April 30, 2014

Mind Boggling

adj. Informal
Intellectually or emotionally overwhelming
someone: We're not alone in this universe, b/c if we are, that would be a huge waste of space!

you: WOW that's mind boggling!

if that doesn't work for you go to:
http://www.mind-boggler.net/
LOL

mind-boggling 

Quite simple; mind + boggle = mind-boggling.
Originating from Douglas Adams book: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy says that if you hold a lungful of air you can survive in the total vacuum of space for about thirty seconds. However, it does go on to say that what with space being the mind-boggling size it is the chances of getting picked up by another ship within those thirty seconds are two to the power of two hundred and seventy-six thousand, seven hundred and nine to one against."
mind-boggling by Aur January 26, 2005

Mind Boggling

1. The popularity of the "Tea Party Movement" is mind boggling.

2. "Progressivism is the cancer in America and it is eating our Constitution"

"I'm thinking about killing Michael Moore, and I'm wondering if I could kill him myself, or if I would need to hire somebody to do it. ... No, I think I could. I think he could be looking me in the eye, you know, and I could just be choking the life out. Is this wrong?"
Mind Boggling by Pedantatron March 19, 2010
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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