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sunk cost phallus
When you go through the work of setting up a hook up with a dude and he turns out to be much less than advertised in person, but you decide to go for it anyway.
I distinctly stated "no fatties" on my profile but better the bear in here then the bear out there, guess I'm committing a sunk cost phallus.
sunk cost phallus by shortbushero August 7, 2014
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Sunk Cost Phallusy
To follow through on an endeavour like a giant, flaccid, wart-riddled penis despite the already-invested time and cost outweighing the benefits.
Sunk Cost Phallusy by ApeGoNuts4GME October 7, 2021
sunk cost fallacy fallacy
The fallacy that anyone who has incurred a sunk cost and refuses to stop an activity. IE, applying the sunk cost fallacy when it should not be used.
Joe: Man, Jill has already blown like 1000 bucks on video games. She shouldn't buy any more.
John: Ya, but the next game is only a dollar and it is worth 5 bucks to her. Sunk cost fallacy fallacy, man.
John: Ya, but the next game is only a dollar and it is worth 5 bucks to her. Sunk cost fallacy fallacy, man.
sunk cost fallacy fallacy by atomicplatypus November 9, 2011
Sunk-cost fallacy
Sunk-cost fallacy just wants to keep his family together... That being said, there is quite a bit of transference going on there.... The world is deteriorating.... Madness consumes the best of us....
Sunk-cost fallacy by Hym Iam April 6, 2022
Sunk cost fallacy
Sunk cost fallacy is a dead song of popular EDM artist Fox Stevenson that the community kept dear to their hearts.
No, Sunk Cost Fallacy is a dead song and is neve- WAIT WHAT!?!??!? SCF BEFORE GTA VI WHAT THE SHI-!?!
Sunk cost fallacy by samostalniivan123 May 27, 2025
Striver
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.
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
Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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