Syntaxing

Syntaxing (verb) - The action (or art) of computer programming hackery. Syntaxing is what any good programmer does during the hours of 9 to 5. Only elite and high-level programmers refer to their trade as "Syntaxing." Low level programmers are not worthy of referring to their work as "Syntaxing."

Nathan: "Hey what are you doing?"
Vanessa: "I am syntaxing this new website we are building."

Syntaxing by WordBoom July 24, 2012

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Syntaxing

v. (Present active. Past tense: Syntaxed) The act of a person pointing out mistakes in another person's code not related the ideas itself but rather to the construction of the code in the current language. Generally considered pedantic unless explicitly solicited, since modern compilers will do this by default, and some IDEs even point out the error prior to compile time.

Related to syntax (in the programming sense). If the syntaxing is pointing to a correct case, the case is a syntax error. When a compiler throws the error, it is a compile-time error. When the IDE points it out, it is a compile warning.

No, Mr. Gates, when I point out the critical logical faults in your programs I am not syntaxing you!

Syntaxing by VerbMaker August 21, 2010

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Syntaxing • Synt3xing • Santaing • sunlaxing

Santaing

The practice of breaking and entering homes under the pretext of 'leaving gifts.'
Conjugation of 'To Santa'

Police log: "We caught another man santaing at 34 Main Street. Request backup; he has live reindeer."

Santaing by TheMagicUnicorn December 14, 2010

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sunlaxing

To lie in the sun and catch the rays with no concerns.

The boys were on the beach sunlaxing for the day

sunlaxing by fracture boy June 6, 2010

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santaing

A form of paedophilia which the paedophile goes to the child for some special presents (usually something expensive). Consequences are that they don't have enough money and the kids get clickbaited or they end up becoming skint.

Hey Mr Nonce, stop santaing my kids

santaing by Deadboydoor517 July 2, 2021

Synt3xing

Dying early in Fortnite Battle Royale

Damn, stop synt3xing dude.

Synt3xing by Synt3x March 4, 2018

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Striver

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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