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Dominator Culture

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A model of culture and human relations based on hierarchy, ranking, power, and control. Masculinity is equated with control, conquest, and violence: men dominating women and children.

Opposite to Partnership Culture.

In a domination system...

Humans are flawed and dangerous.

Difference is equated with superiority or inferiority.

Power is used to control and destroy through hierarchies of domination.

Competition means "dog eat dog"; "every man for himself".

People cooperate to dominate others.

Huge gaps between haves and have-nots

Nature is a resource to be dominated, depleted and polluted.

Morality of insensitivity, control, and coercion.

(Based on the Center for Partnership Studies' summary of points from Riane Eisler's _The Power of Partnership_ and David Korten's _The Great Turning_)
Dominator culture teaches all of us that the core of our identity is defined by the will to dominate and control others. We are taught that this will to dominate is more biologically hardwired in males than in females. In actuality, dominator culture teaches us that we are all natural-born killers but that males are more able to realize the predator role. In the dominator model the pursuit of external power, the ability to manipulate and control others, is what matters most. When culture is based on a dominator model, not only will it be violent but it will frame all relationships as power struggles.
(bell hooks)

Dom Dominator 

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Another name for someone who often has a commanding influence or tries to exercise control over others and is often selfish and very pretentious. Comes from the term Dominator.
Rob:Shall we gwan down beach?
Jack:Yeah that sounds safe!
Bill:No i cba sounds swag lets go to town plus mans needs to get sum jeans.
jack:Ohh shut up you wasteman stop being such a Dom Dominator.
Rob:Yeah go play xbox or sumfing you noob.
Dom Dominator by Gary Browning September 18, 2011

Daiginator

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The person who Daiginates
Person #1: "That's total griggs"

Person #2 (Daiginator): "What did you just say?" (then evil stare)
Daiginator by Hugo O'Bizzle January 20, 2009

Emo Eliminator 

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1. The first haircut a new recruit receives upon joining the military.

2. The electric buzz clippers used to deliver said haircut.
1. Say goodbye to your long hair, son. You're in the Army now - time for your Emo Eliminator.

2. The Army barber whipped out the Emo Eliminator and went to work on the fresh recruits.
Emo Eliminator by D.L. Crosse April 20, 2007

Eliminator 

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The signature cocktail of the infamous Kelsey's bar, Leamington Spa. It's full name is 'the redbull eliminator' although due to cutbacks, it no longer contains the well known (expensive?) energy drink redbull.

It is currently only available in 4 pint pitchers at about £9.50, and easily recognisable by it's eerie, unnatural green colour. It might be translucent or opaque depending on the skill of the bar staff on duty and availability of the ingredients at the ungodly hour you decide to order one.

Ingredients:
4-6 shots (straight from the top shelf, mainly shitty cheap-yet-strong vodka)
2-3 cans of 'kick' (or whatever cheap energy drink happens to be available)
A pint of wine (actually it was lambrini, until an even cheaper alternative called lambrusco or something was found... guess the recession's Kelsey's pretty hard)
Topped up to the 4pint mark with fruit juice (mainly nasty orange juice straight from the costcutters round the corner)

Basically the ideal drink if you're stuck in Kelsey's during the early hours, wondering where the night/your life went wrong, when suddenly the idea hits you: 'I wonder if I can get absolutely fucked off my face for around a tenner?'

That said, it does actually taste pretty good.
Bon appetit!
A: Fancy getting trashed with me tonight?
B: Yeah, go on then
A: Shall we split a jug of eliminator?
B: *sigh* go on then...

**about 3pm the next day**

B: Yeah mate, I just chundered, everywhere!
A: Eliminator was a bad choice!

Coney Island Dominators 

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The main gang in the novel "The Warriors" by Sol Yurick who have to get from the Bronx back to Coney Island, their native turf. The gang itself consist of 7 members ( possibly more, but only the 7 are named) by the names of; "Papa" Arnold, "Uncle" Hector, Bimbo, Lunkface, Hinton, The Junior, and Dewey. Out of the seven, only 4 make it back to Coney.
Guy 1: "Yo man, I was readin' The Warriors today and dem Coney Island Dominators are the sheit!!!"

Guy 2: "I would take you more seriously if you would talk normally."
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Overstand 

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To understand a topic or statement to the highest extent.
Leroy, after being told the tenth time by his sister, did overstand her idea of robbing the 7-11.
Overstand by Elf Eater March 23, 2003
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minimap 

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A map that mostly tells you where everything is
Friend 1: Follow me there is a player nearby
Friend 2: How do you know?
Friend 1: Minimap
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Pink Cloud

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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.
Pink Cloud by toniwithaneye November 24, 2006
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Dotard 

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An aging individual who has long lost the ability to make rational sense.
That dotard is going to get us all blown up, if he doesn't calm down .
Dotard by anonymous September 22, 2017
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Chancla

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The deadliest weapon known to a Latin kid; a flying slipper/ flip-flop.
My mom hit me with a chancla.
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Striver 

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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.
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
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