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Originally a term used to describe a shallow pit used for drainage, the word has since gained popularity in the scientific community as a term of approval. As it, "Damn, that journal article you published sure is swale." It is now considered a synonym of cool in the scientific community.
"I can't wait to go the that swale convention on genetic engineering"

"John is definately the most swale doctoral candidate in this place."
Swale by hampshire April 7, 2010
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(noun) A depression in the ground that carries water runoff.
A swale is often dug alongside or diagonally crossing a dirt road or foot trail to control erosion.
swale by Muheli October 9, 2009
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cleared area, road allowance
Park area for future developement
swale by ken April 25, 2004

Swale

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A cross between a slut and a whale. A sperm burping jizam junkey!
a fat slut pig whore (swale)
Swale by harpoon a swale April 29, 2008

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A shallow ditch used in fields for drainage, also known as an "inverted speed bump" when it crossed a driveway. Something you should not drive through faster than 20 kilometres an hour.
I bottomed out my dad's truck driving through that swale.
swale by LaylaLoveeee May 25, 2011

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A phrase occassionaly used by African Americans amongst each other to signify that they share a commonality in the endless struggle, that which is to be black in America. Typically used while performing a handshake, doubling down on a female or going in together on a meal.

Pronounced: (Su-wah-lay)
African American #1 performs a handshake with African American #2 and just as the handshake completes they both lean in and say "Swale" in each others ears.
swale by Poyocake August 12, 2019

steam sale 

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me: oh there is a steam sale

STEAM: YES COME TO ME AND I SHALL f!@# YOUR WALLET
steam sale by the homeless dump January 4, 2014
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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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