Reference to people with no class or minimal values in latin languages, particularly trailer park residents and those with violent tendencies or drug habits but also limited fashion sense. It remains to be seen if the term is a part of racist or hate language.

Street slang for drugs purchased in powder form.

Dont listen to that jive, thats the basura in her comin out.

The club was crawlin with basura that night.

basura by thee radical eclectic August 16, 2006

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Basura

Good or perfect

Your basura at 8ball-Priscilla

Basura by Y0ungdaggerdick6363379493 March 20, 2017

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BASURA

BASURA is a band made by Xavier Medina known as SWAMPMAHN. Formed the band on March 31, 2019. The name BASURA is Spanish word for trash. The band BASURA, is inspired by the band WZRD.

Did you hear of that new band BASURA?

BASURA by basedprophet June 11, 2019

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basura caliente

Literal translation is hot garbage. Translates on the streets as hot mess.

That girl needs to get her life together, she's like basura caliente

basura caliente by cmoore11 October 9, 2010

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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

Word of the Day on August 15, 2026

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