Wastelanding
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Spending time doing pointless bullshit or being otherwise unproductive. Wastelanding is usually an enjoyable activity (such as watching TV or playing video games) but ultimately a complete waste of time and of existence. Also known as "wasting away".
Person 1: Hey Spencer, what have you been up to?
Person 2: d00d I got Madden '08 and I've just been at home wastelanding
Guys Spencer couldn't join us this evening as he is busy wasting away
Person 2: d00d I got Madden '08 and I've just been at home wastelanding
Guys Spencer couldn't join us this evening as he is busy wasting away
wastelanding by Spencer Smith March 22, 2008
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wastelanding
the way in playing that makes you like a wastelander from jak 3. wastlanders are violent, rough, skillful in shooting, and rough
boy plays paintball and shoots another kid runs over and attacks him while beating him with his gun and his friend says,"dude stop wastelanding!'
wastelanding by majoal October 24, 2009
waistebanding
Person: "Dude I got a boner at lunch, and I wastebanded it."
Person 1: "How did you hide that?"
Person 2: "Waistebanding.
Person 1: "How did you hide that?"
Person 2: "Waistebanding.
waistebanding by xmaddiex09 September 27, 2009
Wastelanditis
The feeling of anxiety and general longing that one feels when they are not roaming the wasteland in any game of the Fallout series for any extended period of time.Symptoms include irritability, lack of attention while driving, and looking in random boxes and trash cans for scrap metal.
"I would love to go to the movies with you, but... Fallout.I can't have a relapse of Wastelanditis!"
Wastelanditis by bosman752 August 26, 2012
Wastemanning
When a productive member of society becomes a wasteman for a short amount of time to escape reality.
Wastemanning by CuboidSumo June 24, 2024
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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.
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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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