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Commonly used in the IT support business environment, a Pughism refers to a call or query from somewhat exasperating client. Often leading to tedious support calls, or small problems that are blow out of proportion.
Of FFS! got a Pughism call on the go here, RUN FOR YOUR LIVES (all tech guys leg it)
pughism by HeavenCore June 27, 2007
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Pughism, Often used in the IT and Computer support industry refers to certain support calls from certain clients than are often difficult to deal with, repetitive, stupid and/or tedious to fix or even all at once.
Tech Support Guy: Oh crap, we have another Pughism here!
Pughism by Jordon Pilling July 16, 2007
Noun - (pughpew-ism)Commonly used in the IT support business environment, a Pughism refers to a call or query from somewhat exasperating client. Often leading to tedious support calls, or small problems that are blow out of proportion.
Of FFS! got a Pughism call on the go here, RUN FOR YOUR LIVES (all tech guys leg it)
Pughism by HeavenCore June 27, 2007
The strong denomination to box with people.
Boy1. I feel puggism
Boy2. let go.
puggism by mark of death April 12, 2017
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
Word of the Day on August 14, 2026