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Something with an extremely strong smell. Can be used in positive and negative manor!

Used in Ballymena northern ireland
"Lad your cane is humming!" Or " wow that grass smells humming!"
Humming by weweeben June 13, 2018
To admit a foul odour, to stink.
That tramp over there is humming.
humming by querty boy October 7, 2005
An ole doll who hasn’t a hope but we all know she’s trying but she’s still humming better chance of licking my fridge
She is humming
Humming by Jay MCD October 18, 2021
it’s hot and humming in this gym.
My new haircut humming.
humming by Miss Sosa May 13, 2022
when you're a few drinks in and feeling buzzed
"Bro you tryna rip some darts?"
"Hell yea bro I'm humming"
humming by ASU_socrates November 4, 2025

Humming John 

A senile man who hums random nonsense sounds for no apparent reason.
1) Is that guy drunk? No he is just a Humming John.
2) What is that awful noise coming those garbage cans... oh wait its just a homeless Humming John.
Humming John by Suburban Policy October 16, 2012
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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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