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casbah 

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kaz-buh, -bah, kahz- citadel; a walled central area of a town or city in North Africa, especially Algiers. Also, the older quarter of such a town or city.

The word was popularized in Western cultures in the early 1980s thanks to the song "Rock the Casbah" by British punk band The Clash. The song's lyrics have undergone multiple convoluted interpretations since it was released in 1982. The lyrics of the song are better understood if one knows how the song came to be written. In short, they describe an Arab king's (called a "sharif," a noble who is a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad) efforts to stop his subjects from listening to Western music, such as ordering his military's jet fighters to bomb any people in violation of the ban. The pilots ignore the order, and instead play rock music on their cockpit radios. The population then proceed to "rock the casbah" by dancing to the music. This scenario was inspired by the ban on Western music in Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
The community’s salmon-pink palette was suggested by the rosy sandstone walls, and its hilltop clubhouse, introduced by a Middle Eastern-style water stair, was placed to overlook the villas like a casbah surveying so many riads.
— Peter Haldeman, New York Times, "California’s Marrakesh: A Country Club That’s Chic Again," 26 Apr. 2017
casbah by VegasDJ May 5, 2018
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Casiana 

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Casiana is a beautiful smart desirable girl. She s kind to everyone and everyone wishes to be her. She s truly a sweetheart with a gorgeous personality as well as looks. She s the sweetest, hottest, most amazing girl you ll ever meet.
Hey, who is she?
That s Casiana... the girl i cannot stop thinking about.
Casiana by springfairy March 13, 2021

casbah 

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Casbah or Kasbah - Hebrew. Kasbah: Old market-place roofed by arches in an Arab town. The song is refering to political terms of two cultures fighting against each other - the casbah is the place that was rocked by these cultures and their 'clash' with each other along with their bombs. Read the actual lyrics and you will see the political nature of it.
The shareef don't like it,
Rocking the casbah
Rock the casbah.
casbah by israeligirl December 11, 2004

Casiano 

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This means the dude that knows all. He will help you with your problems. He will make you happy. Basicly hes the best!
Casiano can i vent to you.

Casiano you da fucking best!

Casiano i love you

Casiano i want to marry you!
Casiano by Cashiano Ca-si-ano May 20, 2009

caziah 

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A pretty young lady that doesn’t mess around with no fuck nigga. She is very sensitive at times is the one if you make her angry she’s a whole different person.
Man # 1:Dang you see that girl she fine.

Man # 2:O ya man that’s Caziah.
caziah by Bonshiwka June 7, 2018

Rock the Casbah 

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Disobeying and doing something you belive is right even though it isn't legal. Comes from the Clash song of the same name, which was about playing rock music even though it was banned by the Ayatollah

Also, this was the first rock song played in Iran in ten years after the Shah was removed from his trone. It was played by on the American Army radio and became an anthem for the army during the first Gulf War.
"The shareef dont like it
Rockin the casbah
Rock the casbah"
Rock the Casbah by Toottootoot December 11, 2006
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My mom hit me with a chancla.
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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.

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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:
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