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Barcroft can refer to any of several neighborhoods and landmarks in Northern Virginia.
1. A neighborhood in South Arlington of 3,430 people as of the 2010 census. Plurality White but includes heavily Hispanic housing projects along Columbia Pike who form about 2/5 of the total. Largely boring, low-crime, consists mostly of single family homes other than the area directly next to Columbia Pike.
2. Lake Barcroft, a pretty lake in Fairfax County with very posh homes. Mostly surrounded by a city of the same name. Predominately White and wealthy.
3. One of several community centers in Arlington. Has a weight room and a gym.
4. Barcroft Elementary, a very bad elementary school according to its test scores.
1. A neighborhood in South Arlington of 3,430 people as of the 2010 census. Plurality White but includes heavily Hispanic housing projects along Columbia Pike who form about 2/5 of the total. Largely boring, low-crime, consists mostly of single family homes other than the area directly next to Columbia Pike.
2. Lake Barcroft, a pretty lake in Fairfax County with very posh homes. Mostly surrounded by a city of the same name. Predominately White and wealthy.
3. One of several community centers in Arlington. Has a weight room and a gym.
4. Barcroft Elementary, a very bad elementary school according to its test scores.
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Barcraft
Originally spawned from a post in the reddit sub-community r/starcraft (user o_Oskar) as well as a post on TeamLiquid by primadog. Barcraft is the term for the new movement of showing professional Starcraft 2 matches in bars. This phenomenon popped up in the spring of 2011 in the US, with the start of the NASL. The first barcraft event was held at Chao Bistro in Seattle. There have subsequently been barcraft events in most major US cities as well as abroad in countries such as Canada and the UK. The Starcraft 2 events that are covered are typically MLG, GSL, NASL, or IPL. With its new found popularity bar owners have also started showing other games such as Marvel vs. Capcom, League of Legends, Heros of Newerth and Dota 2.
Guy #1: Hey dude do you want to go to chao bistro this weekend for some barcraft? MLG Orlando is being shown.
Guy #2: WTF is barcraft... and MLG? You mean like Starcraft 2?
Guy #1: Yeah man, bars all across the US have been showing Starcraft 2 tournaments. It is getting really popular. There was even an article in the Wallstreet journal about it.
Guy #2: Really?!?! That's awesome. Hell yeah I'm in!
Guy #2: WTF is barcraft... and MLG? You mean like Starcraft 2?
Guy #1: Yeah man, bars all across the US have been showing Starcraft 2 tournaments. It is getting really popular. There was even an article in the Wallstreet journal about it.
Guy #2: Really?!?! That's awesome. Hell yeah I'm in!
Bancroft dinner jacket
Named after the small northern Ontario, Canada, logging town. It is assumed that everyone in Bancroft wears the, sometimes, red and black fleece outdoorsman coat even to formal events. Therefore the Bancroft dinner jacket.
Outdoorsy type wearing his checkered coat in the city someone might say.
Hey, look at buddy wearing his Bancroft dinner jacket!
Hey, look at buddy wearing his Bancroft dinner jacket!
Bancroft dinner jacket by Pflapper February 20, 2011
Dirty Bancroft
It is when a somewhat handsome Aussie dresses up as a Mexican Mariachi trumpet player and tricks a female OR male sexual partner into undocumented style ginger root ass play.
Dirty Bancroft by Airith April 2, 2022
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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.
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
Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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