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Blackish
A characteristic of not being a stereotyped urban black person. An urban black person with non-urban characteristics.
Cassandre is an African American from the inner city. Everyone says she is blackish because she likes country music.
Blackish by Urban Updater July 18, 2006
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Blackfished
The act of a corporation or business entity engaged in the captive cetacean industry suffering financial loss and/or loss of reputation by not adjusting their business model in the wake of the documentary, Blackfish.
Since the documentary Blackfish, at marine parks attendance is down and shares have dropped by 50%. They have been "Blackfished".
Blackfished by CaseyPup March 5, 2015
Blackfishing
Person 1: have you seen beckys new post? She’s literally Facetuned herself so much. She looks black!
Person 2: she’s blackfishing
Person 2: she’s blackfishing
Blackfishing by definitionzz November 11, 2019
Word of the Day on February 5, 2022
blacklish
A form of English, spoken by black people. Black people tend to slip up in their speech, usually when angered, to a language that can not be easily understood. This type of language is found most often in black females.
Example 1:
Laquandah: You'z a big fat ugly bitch!
Shaniquah: What chu talkin' bout' I'ma beat yo black ass mothwerhs fuckajlk lkjasdo youiasd sdtusdpid biothviuhch the point where [English turns into Blacklish.
Example 2:
Just listen to a Missy Elliot song.
Laquandah: You'z a big fat ugly bitch!
Shaniquah: What chu talkin' bout' I'ma beat yo black ass mothwerhs fuckajlk lkjasdo youiasd sdtusdpid biothviuhch the point where [English turns into Blacklish.
Example 2:
Just listen to a Missy Elliot song.
blacklish by not a rascist person March 26, 2008
Blackfishing
Commonly perpetrated by females of European descent (white) which involves artificial tanning (spray tanning and tanning booths) and using makeup to manipulate facial features in order to appear to have some type of Black African ancestry.
The general point of blackfishing is for a female of European descent to appear of African, Arab, or Hispanic ancestry.
Some consider it to be equivalent to modern day “black face” because it capitalizes off the looks of historically oppressed groups of people by people who come from more privileged backgrounds.
The general point of blackfishing is for a female of European descent to appear of African, Arab, or Hispanic ancestry.
Some consider it to be equivalent to modern day “black face” because it capitalizes off the looks of historically oppressed groups of people by people who come from more privileged backgrounds.
“Emma Hallberg is a beautiful mixed race Swede.”
“No, Emma isn’t mixed race, she’s just blackfishing.”
“They want to be black without being black.”
“No, Emma isn’t mixed race, she’s just blackfishing.”
“They want to be black without being black.”
Blackfishing by Lebanese Bebe November 18, 2018
Blackosis
The medical condition in which one does not remember significant portions of the night due to the high volume of alcohol consumption.
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Pink Cloud
12 step recovery jargon referring to someone new who talks about how great life is, now that they're sober. Usually meaning that the person is out of touch with reality.
The new guy seems pretty happy for a dude who has no job, no money and no family. He must be on a pink cloud.
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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.
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
Word of the Day on August 15, 2026