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gatastrophe 

When your gat or gun is not functioning properly and it does not work in a time of need.
I was running down the street and i fired my nine and it wouldnt shoot, i had a muth fucking gatastrophe
gatastrophe by Kai Heidenberg November 21, 2006

gitastrophe 

A git catastrophe. A series of inevitable mistakes that will occur when using Git or another, similar version control system.
I was trying to push my code to the repo, but I had a gitastrophe, so it'll have to wait.
gitastrophe by ladognome October 6, 2016

guestastrophe 

A catastrophe, usually at a party or similar gathering, caused by or involving someone who was not directly invited. For example, they may have come as someone else's guest (a plus one) or gatecrashed the event.
I didn't even know Ned was coming to my place, but it ended up being a massive guestastrophe
guestastrophe by Mickey Babes September 8, 2010

gaytastrophe 

Something you say or a situation that might jeopardize your standing or appearance in the heterosexual world, such as liking a certain chick flick or using nice smelling hand lotions.
"Dude, that's so fetch!"

"What the hell? 'Fetch'?"

"You know, like in that movie Mean Gi---never mind."

"Gaytastrophe avoided."
gaytastrophe by Danny Noonan, October 20, 2008

gastastrophe 

The passing of extremely pungent gas in a small, socially inappropriate, overpopulated setting. 2-The manipulation of fuel prices to gouge the public for huge profits before leaving political office.
Although the Donald kept his cheeks squeezed tightly together, the fumes building in his stomach from the nachos grande suddenly escaped into the packed boardroom. The gastastrophe made everyone's eyes water.
gastastrophe by enshawntay April 4, 2009
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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