Hoping
Seeking and believing with ones own thoughts a specific event, item, or idea. To yern for something to happen or come about.
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hoping this cold blue water scrubs me clean and spits me out again by eatcarrotswh0re September 7, 2020
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hoping the dog
An American term meaning to ride the greyhound bus.An interstate bus company that will take you anywhere in the USA for a low fare.Usually used by low income families,young single people or military personel.
hoping the dog by wordman July 15, 2005
Hoping the broom
Boy: ahh man im nevouse.
Boy2: Hey, I was nervouse before i hoped the broom.
Boy1: no more hoes and strippers after the bachelore party.
Boy2: I know. -.- Hoping the broom could be the end of your life.
Boy2: Hey, I was nervouse before i hoped the broom.
Boy1: no more hoes and strippers after the bachelore party.
Boy2: I know. -.- Hoping the broom could be the end of your life.
Hoping the broom by burnin'ham bitch December 29, 2010
licking a tree and hoping for maple syrup
an attempt at resolving/achieving something with less effort than is required for success with a high probability of the attempt proving futile and unpleasant
By attempting to throw the game disc into the console from the couch rather than standing up and putting it in, the lazy high-schooler was licking a tree and hoping for maple syrup.
licking a tree and hoping for maple syrup by NotAnEnglishMajor (or student) August 26, 2020
here's hoping
Due to bad weather, my flight to Makkah got canceled; here's hoping they will reschedule it for today.
here's hoping by Aishah_noor November 22, 2013
Licking a tree and hoping for maple syrup
Idiom; to attempt an ill-advised, mildly unpleasant shortcut to avoid a more complicated process, with a high probability of failure. The idiom itself is an example of such an experience, since licking trees is unpleasant, and even maple trees rarely taste sweet just by licking the bark. The idiom also implies that tried and true methods, rather than blind experimentation, yield better results. Drilling into the trunk of a maple tree with a tap, is the correct way to obtain maple syrup.
"Kicking the car to try and make it start again won't work. That's just licking a tree and hoping for maple syrup, honestly. Let's call a tow truck instead."
Licking a tree and hoping for maple syrup by missroxyspamcake August 27, 2020
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Pink Cloud
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.
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Striver
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.
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
Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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