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paywall 

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A virus that began in the late 1990s and has spread rapidly on the internet in the 2010s, requiring users to pay in order to view articles on news websites. They began doing this thanks to users using Adblock.

Companies like The New York Times and various other newspapers began exploiting this to their fullest extent. And if you're trying to write a paper or something, expect yourself to lose a couple dollars to these greedy dorks. You'd better be off using Incognito Mode on Chrome if you want to get around them.
Kyle: Hey, were you able to write that essay?
Chris: No, every single website I visited is locked behind a paywall and now they're making me pay for an overpriced subscription.
Kyle: Screw those guys, they have enough money!
paywall by The Real Driller October 11, 2019
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paywall 

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The techy part of a web system that makes you pay dosh to get to the goodies...
It's behind the NY Times paywall, alas, but here's some snippets (from www.oildrum.com 02-May-06)
paywall by Jaymax May 13, 2006
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Pawall 

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a conjunction of 3 words, pussy, ass, and wall. and is said as "P A Wall" . Pawall refers to when a woman spreads her legs revealing a 'wall' of pussy and ass, and showing one straight line from the pussy down the ass crack. This pose can be seen when the woman lifts her pelvis, much like you would see if she was doing a nude crab walk. The Pawall is a highly desirable feature and view.
That is a beautiful Pawall you have there Miss.
Pawall by Juno-Chop May 21, 2018

Paypaller 

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A player of an online game (typically small browser based games) who uses real money to purchase an excessive amount of assets or items in the game in order to be #1.
That damn paypaller killed me!
He's only in the #1 position because he's a paypaller
Paypaller by KeyserSoze2010 July 10, 2010

Paypalling 

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The act of someone with no skill killing you in an fps game.
Would you get your ass some skill and stop Paypalling?
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minimap 

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A map that mostly tells you where everything is
Friend 1: Follow me there is a player nearby
Friend 2: How do you know?
Friend 1: Minimap
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Pink Cloud

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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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Dotard 

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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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