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Midriff is a coin termed by Douglass Rushkoff of PBS's "Frontline" on an episode entitled "Merchants of Cool." Midriffs are young girls and women(teens-early 20s) whos behavior is a curious mixture of "innocent" and "slutty." Midriff culture is fairly standardized and quite conformist. Their behaviour seems centered around sexuality, narcissism, and complete lack of brains. Rushkoff argued that mass-media replaces teenage individuality with a glorified archetype; midriffs, when referring to females. Hypersexuality and shallowness are often attributed to teenage girls(and something that parents of every generation complain about), so the behavior isn't necissarly new, nonetheless, the notion of Midriff culture being a standardized and conformist patten of behavior rather than youthful exhuberance is scary indeed.

Opposide of Midriffs are Mooks; boneheaded morons and drunken fratboys.
Britney Spears was given as an example of a Midriff icon.
midriff by gooberliberation December 28, 2005
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The sexiest part of a Woman's body, between the mons pubis and the breasts, including the naval.
Wow, another killer midriff!

I can't think of anything else when she shows her midriff!
midriff by Jay April 19, 2005
The best part of the body it is located in between your hips and your boobs. Mostly referred to women and girls. it is HAWT! (7@ So i don't forget which is mine.)My midriff is always exposed!
Wow look at that girl she totally doesn't understand how to cover your Taylor Swift Midriff.
Midriffs are the norm of teenager's clothing. Teenage girls tend to wear midriff-baring outfits to look sexy, and to attract males.
Jessica walked up to her boyfriend Jason, and decided to show off her midriff, thus making Jason feel sexually attracted. He said "I love teen midriffs!" Then, Jessica helped Jason take off all of his clothes, thus making him naked as an elephant. Then, Jason's penis began to sway back and forth and sticks straight up at the sky, thus making it now erect. Jessica then started to touch the erect penis and said "I love erect penises! They're so strong!" And she kissed the snout of the hard-on.
midriff by VBruno August 21, 2013

Midriff Crisis 

The female version of the midlife crisis. Often times it involves a tummy tuck and/or any other plastic surgery procedure to make her look younger.
"I saw Wanda coming out of the plastic surgeons office today. I'm guessing her Midriff Crisis is kicking in hard. I should know. That's why I was there, too."

Midriff Nazi

A prudish adult who envies your body and strictly enforces the dress code.
Petunia: "Oh Yowanda, what happened to your shirt? It was so cute!"
Yowanda: "Mrs. Jacobs made me change!"
Petunia: "God, what a midriff nazi."
Yowanda: "Yeah."
Midriff Nazi by TnC June 27, 2005

Midriff Crisis 

Any middle aged women who dresses inappropriately and/or sports a belly ring. She may also have a relatively new tramp stamp which can be seen because she dresses like she's twenty-something instead of 40 (or over). She is almost always a divorcee and thinks of herself as a cougar.
Barb: "I was at the mall yesterday and saw Karen shopping at Urban Outfitters. What the hell is she thinking?"

Jessica: "No big surprise. She got her belly pierced last month and is entertaining a tramp stamp. Maybe we should stage a Midriff Crisis intervention."
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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
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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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