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Emo Overachiever 

Anyone who actually kills themselves rather than talk about it.
Did you hear about the guy who jumped off that building? He's an Emo Overachiever
Emo Overachiever by drummer79 November 4, 2008

overachiever 

Someone who is sooo much better than you that it pisses you off.
I hate that fucking overachiever!
overachiever by Blah August 8, 2003

escalator overachiever 

Someone who feels they must treat an escalator as a staircase, bringing guilt to the rest of the parties on the escalator, unless they also do so.
Jane: "Why is that girl bounding up the escalator like it's a flight of stairs? She's making the rest of us look lazy for just standing here riding it!"
Jill: "She's a total escalator overachiever."

Closet Overachiever 

A co-worker that lures you in to thinking that mediocrity is commonplace at the office. Just when you think you are both on the same page he or she will make look bad by putting together elite spreadsheets, cutting edge PowerPoints, and insightful talking points at meetings.
John: Where is Lindsay? She normally takes a 2 hour lunch with us?

Jim: Oh you didn't know? Turns out she is a closet overachiever.
Closet Overachiever by TR DUDE November 21, 2013

overachiever 

<i>over-achiever</i>
1: A person who is motivated by their ideals. An intra-competitive person often marked by abandoning that which hinders their ideals.
2: One who strives for various degrees of near perfection. see H.U.M.A.S.
3: Someone that desires more than is needed.
The over-achiever would not get married until she found the perfect father for her future babies. She died alone in her early fifties.
overachiever by Nco November 19, 2003

Overachiever 

What a person would call someone that they are jealous of because they're better than they are.

See: over-achiever
Person 1: I HATE that overachiever girl!
Person 2: You just hate her 'cause she's better than you.
Overachiever by DominiqueM.B. May 13, 2005
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
Word of the Day on October 13, 2026
A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
Word of the Day on October 10, 2026

piddlefart

verb. To waste time doing nothing.
Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
Word of the Day on October 9, 2026
anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
Word of the Day on October 8, 2026
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