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Absotively Posilutely 

A term coined in the 1988 Disney film " Oliver and Co." For those cats that are just too cool for school and have mad amounts of street saviore faire.
Dodger: And once you got the beat,
you can do anything.

Oliver: I can?

Dodger: Absotively Posilutely!

Absotively Posilutely 

A confirmation, made whimsical from swapping word-endings... The usage goes back at least as far as "Dirty Duck", a comic strip (graphic novel) written by Bobby London in the 1970's, including the tag line: "Posilutely, Weevil!" "Absotively, Mr. Duck!".

This, in turn, refers back to the theme song by the Gallagher and Shean vaudeville act (big in the 1922 Zigfield Follies), each stanza ending in a punchline, and followed by Shean's query, "Absolutely, Mister Gallagher?" and Gallagher's reply, "Positively, Mister Shean!"
Blunting the offense of doubting someone: "You'll be on time, then? Absotively?", "Oh, posilutely!" (Absotively Posilutely)

Absotively Posilutely 

Just like saying "Absolutely, Positively" but when you want to be weird and be like Hannah Montana, [Disney Channel]'s brat pop princess.

Pr: Ab-so-tiv-ly (ee sound) Pos-e-lute-ly
Girl 1: You wanna go clubbing?

Girl 2: Absotively Posilutely!

absitively-posilutely

adv. - most assuredly; possitively; without a doubt.
"I need that absitively-posilutely delivered by tomorrrow morning; better send it UPDex."

Absitively Posolutely 

a switch up of positively absolutely, used in Oliver and Company, one of Walt Disney's greatest movies
Dodger - Once you get the beat you can do anything

Oliver - I can?

Dodger - Absitively Posolutely
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