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Holding it down 

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1) Maintaining a steady job in an industry in which that person is not the "norm"

2) Performing in an area in which that person is essentially not accepted, but managing to perform the task at hand anyway (without missing a beat despite the hate).

3) Being present in a place which is deemed basically as hostile, so that others who look different (or are different) can also potentially gain access to that field (albeit always in limited numbers).
Jason: Hey Joe how is it going at that job you work at? Still holding it down for the rest of us?

Kwadwo: Still holding it down my brother.
Holding it down by JadedLight September 11, 2010

Holding it down 

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To maintain, sustain and/or perhaps excel
Jim: How is it out in the bay?

Willard: You know. Holding it down.
Holding it down by empyreus January 23, 2011

holding it down 

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The maintenance, operation and proper outward appearance of a work place, facility or law enforcement administration by employees, while others are not present and without permission.
Sully, hold this place down for a couple hours.

Hector will be holding it down over there until we get back
holding it down by UnknownSubject January 14, 2008

holding it down 

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1) Pinning something or someone against something else, usually the ground.

2) Pressing a key on a keyboard and not letting go, either to achieve some effect or to do so uncontrollably and to no end.

3) Taking care of oneself and/or one's surroundings in another's absence.
1. Hold that mother fucker down while I bust a cap in his ass.

2. Hold down the Shift Key to type in CAPS.

3. What's up, America? G.W. holdin it down in the big D.C. ya heard.
holding it down by Eric Simmons January 1, 2004
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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
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Friend 2: How do you know?
Friend 1: Minimap
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Pink Cloud

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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.
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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 .
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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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SkyPesos 

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- Just forget about it, you don't have enough SkyPesos to fly anywhere.
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