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Phrontistery 

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A place or school/institution to think or study.
"Where are we going today?"
"To the phrontistery."
Phrontistery by Sh4h1rr1m May 3, 2015
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phranque 

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One heck of a nice guy. A good person who enjoys life and all it has to offer. A bit of a crazy guy living in Eastern North Carolina that was transplanted there from Idaho. An alternative way to spell Frank.
1st Person: Have you met my friend phranque?
2nd Person: Yes I have he is a great guy.
phranque by phranque nc July 15, 2010

phrontifugic 

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Helping to escape from one's thoughts or cares; relieving anxiety.
Perhaps you could badger some phrontifugic adult to buy you a six pack.
phrontifugic by onanimaki September 6, 2007

Phronism 

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A standard English word used in a manner which is deliberately vague or undefined, or defined in a manner which subtly suits the user and varies from the standard English definition.
The ID movement's failure to define, or distinguish the word "information" from the standard dictionary, or Claude Shannon's definition is a Phronism.

The insertion of the word "about" into the definition of Simultaneous is a phronism

"Happening at the same time." is the true definition.

"Happening at "about" the same time" is a phronism
Phronism by alloytoo February 27, 2010

Phronemophobia 

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Noun: the fear of thinking.

Phronemophobe: someone that is afraid to think.
cannot be given as thought would need to be used in order to come up with it and that idea is just too scary!
Phronemophobia by pinkpill December 1, 2004

Phrony 

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A person who uses a word in a deliberately undefined manner, or presents a subtly altered definition of a word to suit their purpose. Someone who commits a phronism.
Double check your definitions when debating a phrony.

That phrony won't define what he means by "information"

Phrony's always move the goalposts halfway through a debate.
Phrony by alloytoo February 27, 2010
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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
minimap by LeWord January 13, 2015
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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.
Pink Cloud by toniwithaneye November 24, 2006
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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 .
Dotard by anonymous September 22, 2017
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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.
Chancla by TardisBae October 31, 2014
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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
Word of the Day on August 15, 2026

SkyPesos 

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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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