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April 27, 2009

Wristwatch

wristwatch \'rist-ˌwäch\
noun.


A gadget often worn by students on their wrists to help them keep track of which lecture they are currently late for.

March 27, 2009

Seminar

seminar \ˈse-mə-ˌnär\
noun. singular. plural: seminarse

Collective noun representative of a work/things that can not be completed on time.

Examples:
"I got assigned a seminar of assignments today"
"Projects, quiz preparation, PAF... I've got seminarse of stuff this week!"

Etymology:
Old English seminar: a group of advanced students studying under a professor with each doing original research.

March 05, 2009

Flik

flik \ˈflik\
noun. abbreviation.

Stands for funny little kid.
The guy who stands at any congregation of people (say, election result announcement), trying to make sense of the ongoing conversation among those around him (say, election result speculation), and will jump and cheer when any small or large section of the gathering jumps and cheers (say, at the unexpected appearance of Tara Reid to announce the election results in place of the election officers)

February 25, 2009

Schlumdog

schlumdog /ʃlʌm-dog/
noun. off.
Someone who gets placed before anyone else does, owing to his 9-point CPI.

Word and definition credit: Mukul. Brickbats meant for him shall be promptly returned to you. Praise meant for him - um, nobody ever praises anything here, anyway.

January 27, 2009

Déjà mu

déjà mu \ˌdā-ˌzhä-ˈmü, -ˈmue\
noun. singular
(during a lecture) a feeling that one has learnt the same things in PH101 before.

January 24, 2009

Quickie

quickie \ˈkwi-kē\
noun. singular.
The minimum amount of time required between waking up and being present in the lecture classroom. Analysis over the years has estimated a quickie at approximately 8 minutes. (Under optimal conditions)

RELATED:
quickier \ˈkwi-kē-ər\
noun. singular.
A very quick quickie.