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A feeling of nostalgia, and missing something, while portraying the exact emotions felt at that moment of the memory.
The name comes from holding a memory close to ones heart. It is a very hard feeling to describe. It can also be used in place of nostalgia.
Person 1: oh my God I love this song!
Person 2: this song makes me feel so held, it reminds me of when I left school.
Person 1: that's nice
Held by nOt thE cOffEe mAchinE March 9, 2019
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a jew that didnt survive the concentration camp
Held by SomeGuyWhoHasACanOfTuna April 16, 2019

held down 

to reserve, acquire or arrange something for someone.
"Don't worry about paying for your football ticket right now, I've got you held down".
held down by Patrick Rani September 28, 2007

held hostage

wanting sex but being with someone who won't 'put out' until their demands are met, subliminally or otherwise!
jim was fighting with (name) and was being held hostage until her/his demands were met!

she would invariably hold jim hostage until her demands were met!

he hated being held hostage, while the flames were engulfing him!
held hostage by michael foolsley January 10, 2010

Held at gunpoint 

When you f**k a girl in her ear
"Dude, I had her totally held at gunpoint last night!"
"How was it?"
"Awesome...until I prematurely fired."
Held at gunpoint by MerdNerd May 19, 2010

Held your mud 

A term used in prison that means you were not raped or coerced into anal sex while doing time.
You did hard time and still held your mud.
Held your mud by Hellinthehills August 2, 2011

held them down 

To hold them back from success
Dienna held them down
held them down by Joe1738 May 18, 2016
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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

SkyPesos 

Delta SkyMiles, also known as SkyPesos, is the frequent flyer program of Delta Airlines. It has a very poor value and hard to use.
- I'm trying to book an award flight to Paris, but I only have 70,000 SkyPesos
- Just forget about it, you don't have enough SkyPesos to fly anywhere.
SkyPesos by 404_name_not_found December 6, 2018
Word of the Day on August 14, 2026

Quiche Peanemis

Quirky niche peak cinema analysis
It describes the analysis of a media piece which is quirky and niche, yet peak.
Give me the quiche peanemis on the movie I missed.
Quiche Peanemis by Mushroom2241 June 17, 2026
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Hate Draft

1. Select a player (real or fantasy) during a sports draft to spite or anger one or more of your opponents because they had intended to select him/her.

2. Select a player (real or fantasy) during a sport draft to put one or more of your opponents at a strategic disadvantage.
1. Billy hate drafted Chad OchoCinco because he knew Sam had wanted him since he is from Cincinnati. Billy already had plenty of players to fill that position but wanted to make sure Sam didn't get him.

2. Billy hate drafted Peyton Manning because he was the only good quarterback left and he knew Sam had been planning on drafting him.
Hate Draft by pffler September 1, 2009
Word of the Day on August 12, 2026
"I can pull James Bond stunts in a jalopy."
jalopy by watson November 20, 2002
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