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floats your boat 

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Something that tickles your fancy. (This is an Americanism.)
Do that if you like...whatever floats your boat.
floats your boat by kaycee2 April 14, 2014

shit floats

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The opposite of "The cream rises". A saying used to denote that people in positions of power often got where they are through corruption and do not deserve the advantages they have
Tom: I got promoted again, the cream rises!
Tony: No dude, shit floats.
shit floats by D Flawless October 16, 2020

Oil floats on Water

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1) Wait for it to rain

2) Cover Yourself in Oil

3) Fly
Oil Floats on Water!”
“1) Wait for it to Rain?”
“2) Cover Yourself in Oil-“
“3) Fly...”
Oil floats on Water by Jacket1989_ December 4, 2020

floaty dance

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The swaying movement that anyone will do while waiting in a line. Includes looking at the gum rack, picking up a magazine, touching all the chocolate bars etc.

Coined by Dane Cook
Jon was not committed to the line. Instead of being 3 feet in front of the person behind him, he was doing the floaty dance in which he read all the labels on the shampoo bottles, and touched all the tic tacs on the side rack. He even left his shoe in the line and went to walk around for another 19 minutes.
floaty dance by skatingjenny January 16, 2011

floatascrot 

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What happens to a buffalosack when exposed to toilet water.
Hold your sac up, or you'll floatascrot, and end up with serious sacdrip.
floatascrot by FrostyNutzz December 16, 2002

whatever floats your goat

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Phrase used instead of whatever floats your boat to describe that any course of action is acceptable with the person that says it. Goats are more bouyant than boats. Therefore the phrase is more flexible than boats. And better.
Person 1: I should... eat a pony. And a small child.
Person 2: Whatever floats your goat, man.
whatever floats your goat by t3hKEG December 12, 2007
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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
Word of the Day on August 20, 2026

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
minimap by LeWord January 13, 2015
Word of the Day on August 19, 2026

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
Word of the Day on August 18, 2026

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
Word of the Day on August 17, 2026

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.
Chancla by TardisBae October 31, 2014
Word of the Day on August 16, 2026

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
Word of the Day on August 15, 2026
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