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A prefix usable with almost any word in the English language, used to associate and/or personalize said word with Haverford College near Philadelphia. A byproduct of using the haver- prefix is that any word it is used with instantly becomes much cooler than it was before.
haver- is the coolest prefix ever.

Havergirls and haverguys are so nice to each other, nobody haverpunches or haverinsults anyone thanks to the Havercode!

1: Haverfood just isn't cutting it...you want to take a haverwalk down to the IHOP?
2: Nah, let's just take the haverbus to Bryn Mawr and eat their food since it's so much better than our haverfood.

That haverparty was haverawesome!

I heard Stephen Colbert's in Haverdelphia this week.

All the 2012 admitted students love our haverchats way too much.
haver- by "Bear" April 18, 2008
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It means to talk nonsense, chatter.
"And if I haver, I'm going to be the one havering to you." The Proclaimers
haver by Anita June 12, 2003
\Ha"ver\, v. i. Etymol. uncertain. To maunder; to talk foolishly; to chatter. Scot. --Sir W. Scott.
"...and if I haver, whatever the fuck that means, I'm gonna be the one who's havering to you"
haver by paperless September 2, 2003
1. haver (English) possessor; land owner; proprietor; master

2. haver (from Hebrew) friend; comrade; companion.

3. haver (from scot) to talk nonsense; babble
"It is held that valor is the chiefest virtue, and most dignifies the haver." - William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Cominius, in Coriolanus, act 2, sc. 2, l. 83-5. Praising Coriolanus for his courage in battle
haver by macgruff November 21, 2010
To put forth no effort when you assure people that something will get done; failing miserably when people are (inexplicably) depending on you
Scott: "Hey V, did you install those lab stats on all those things over there and this and that?"

Vitaliy: "No, sorry Scott. I totally Havered it.
Haver by mmmmmhmmmmm June 21, 2011
one who doesn't believe in poverty or failure, one who's always positive.
Don't think less of him, he's a Haver!
Haver by Factorial5 February 5, 2020
painting a log pink , while being naked and drinking canada dry giner ale w/no ice
"And if I haver, I'm going to be the one havering to you."
haver by Ben/Kelly October 31, 2004
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