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1. A word denoting that a person or object is found to be wanting.

2. An exclamation used when something is found to be hilariously inadequate or unsatisfactory.

3. Abbreviation of Special Needs, i.e. Mentally or Physically retarded.
1. Dude 1 "I'm not coming out tonight, I'm watching Lost."

Dude 2 "Rah boy, you've got needs."

2. "Look! I got new trousers"

"Urgh, needs."

3. "Where's your brother today?"

"He's in the special unit cos he has special needs."
Needs by DomGee August 19, 2008
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Something everyone has that you must meet if you want to succeed etc. Easier said than done. We learn through our trauma, which is -at it's fundamental level- the experience of lacking something that we need and want in our life, that our need will not be met, and worse than that, that our needs are not ok. If basic needs aren't met according to the law of attraction life will naturally align you with people who can help you meet those unmet needs and it aligns you with ways and opportunities for you to meet your own needs. See also Maslow's Hierarchy of Basic Needs.
We all have needs.
Needs by Dawwwgin March 14, 2018
Pittsburghese for "needs to be," "needs to go," "needs to have," "needs to use," etc.
The bridge needs fixed.

The dog needs outside.

I need a pop.

Yunz don't need all them gumbans do yunz?
needs by emsee November 15, 2006
wantin something really bad and u have to have it now
needs by Hope-meri October 20, 2003

needs more cowbell 

This phrase was originally used by Christopher Walken on SNL with Will Ferrel. He was indicating that something needs more emphasis, or literally "Needs more cowbell".
Aired on April 8th, 2000.

This is also referenced in World of Warcraft in a quest in Outland, where you escort a ghost cow.
That was pretty good but it needs more cowbell.
needs more cowbell by twimoon March 21, 2016

needs more phil collins 

originating in online community we are the music makers, "needs more phil collins" signifies a poignant lack of phil collins in anything you please. usually it can be easily corrected by adding just the right amount of him, be it a jpeg or maybe midi samples of relevant phil collins musical endeavors.
"i'm sorry tue, but your submission for the university art contest needed more phil collins.

perhaps refer to your classmates' submissions. the world is just a better place with appropriate amounts of phil collins."

needs more jpeg 

A tern used on r/greentext to basically say "this image looks terrible". It summons a bot which turns the image into a JPEG and the more times it's replied to with 'needs more jpeg' the blockier it looks.
(Blocky picture above) needs more jpeg
needs more jpeg by nobodyhasjams October 7, 2017
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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
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

Quiche Peanemis

Quirky niche peak cinema analysis
It describes the analysis of a media piece which is quirky and niche, yet peak.
Give me the quiche peanemis on the movie I missed.
Quiche Peanemis by Mushroom2241 June 17, 2026
Word of the Day on August 13, 2026
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