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T{ss{ jokin aika sitten oli netiss{ (junkissa) juttua yliopistoslangista.
Tilasin allaolevan failin Stephen Pearlilta, ja se on nyt t{ss{, jotta
kaikkien asiasta kiinnostuneiden ei tarvitsisi kuormittaa linjoja rapakon
taakse.

I am interested in the various slang used by students at different colleges and
universities.  If anyone can mail me lists of slang used at their school, the
definitions as well as the name of the school, it would be greatly
appreciated.  I will post a summary if there is sufficient interest.
NAME:  Stephen Pearl (Starbuck)        VOICE: [phone]
UUCP:  rutgers!topaz.rutgers.edu!pearl ARPA:  [e-mail]
US MAIL:  LPO 12749 CN 5064, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
QUOTE:  "Works for me!" -Rick Hunter (The Cop, not the Robotech Defender)
        "What is Starbuck-ing?" -Adultress 19


Organization: North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
I had originally went to Rutgers for my BS. And a slang term I
remember is "herds", noticably from people from south jersey.

"Herds" meaning lots of. i.e. "Herds of homework"

here at state, a common expression is, "Shit happens". They use
that excuse for anything down here.

As for dialects, that's a whole other story.
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Organization: University of Chicago, Dept. of Physics


Some College slang (from the College of the University of Chicago):
Note: some of these appear to be unique to a small circle of my friends.

REG--Regenstein Library.

ROCK--Rockefeller Memorial Chapel

LABBIE--University Laboratory School (K-12) student

REG RAT--someone who studies a lot at the Reg.

FUZZIE--a non-hard science major (more specifically, non-math or physics).

NERK--to have fun (from "Kuviasungnerk," the name of the winter festival,
  which is derived from an Eskimo word meaning "God, it's cold out here" :-).

DENTAL HYGIENE--locksmithing.

MORON--the Chicago Maroon, the official (HORRIBLE) campus paper.

ROCKS--"Science and the Earth"--as close to a gut course as you
  get around here.

SOC (pronounced "sosh," long O)--Common Core Social Science

HUM (pronounced "Hume")--Common Core Humanities

ROOFING--visiting the roofs of campus buildings at night.  Frowned on
  by Security and the administration.

GEEK--the typical U of C student :-).

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when i was a freshman at oberlin four years ago someone came out with a
book of oberlin college slang
if i go back there and it is still around perhaps i could send you one
the two expressions that i remember are "the futile walk" and "fussers"
the futile walk is the trip from dascomb (the dining hall) to wilder
(the mail room)
fussers is the phone book
the term fussers has a long and distinguished history which is occasionally
written up in the alumni magazine
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Organization: Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford U.

Here at Stanford, we have more than just a slang; it has been called
a language -- "Mem," which is characterized mostly by abbreviations.

Most of the abbreviations are those of buildings:

MemAud          Memorial Auditorium
MemChu          Memorial Church
FloMo           Florence Moore Hall
Biz             Stanford Business School
HooTow          /hoo-tao/ Hoover Tower
Lake Lag        Lagunita (a pond on campus)
CoPo            The Corner Pocket (a sort of restaurant)
MemHoop         A fountain
Claw            Another fountain (looks like a claw)

Others are:

FroYo           Frozen yogurt
Weenie          Cal Berkeley student

Many phrases have to do with the word "clue:"

Get a clue      Get a life, get with the program
I am clueless;
I have no clue  I don't know what's going on
Pass/No clue    A pass/no credit course


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1). The Ugly Stick  -----   Male Sex Organ


                   Used at Princeton but attributed to Buddy,  in Saskatchewan

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Organization: Manhattan College

Here are a few localisms:
  See you in rilk.  (See you in the R.L.C., Research & Learning Center.)
  Let's Wood it.    (Let's go to the Pinewood bar.)
     ...Lep it.     (Leprechaun bar)

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At my old school, (Cornell University), to "gorge out" meant to commit suicide
by leaping into one of the gorges.  In my dorm, we invented (and used) the term
"wet mop" as the female counterpart of "fuck", as in "she wet moped him till his
eyes bled" (a common phrase).  Here at the University of Illinois, where people
wear Greek letters on their asses, nerds are known as "squids".

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As per your request in USENET newsgroups sci.lang and soc.college. I will
be sending you a list of much of the slang used here at Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute (aka Rensselpolyaer Institechnitute :-)    Expect the list in
a couple of days (things are pretty busy around here).

[I never recieved it.  Oh well  -SP]
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geek        -  rapidly becoming the preferred replacement for nerd
dork        -  a goofy kind of geek
tool        -  to study, usually for an upcoming test
power tool  -  someone who studies a lot... like on weekends
dweeb       -  a pitiful geek... small, whimpy, greasy, mousy, week
tube        -  computer screen (monitor)

Those are the most common new slang terms used here at RPI. (Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute)

[This was sent by another kind soul @RPI  -SP]
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At Clemson University, Clemson SC there are a few words that I hear a
lot:

nuke -- microwave food, obliterate in some way, i.e nuke russia, my car
       was nuked by a cement mixer
punt -- cut class

bomb -- do badly on a test
scarf -- eat ( a lot)
snarf up -- grab, take, also to eat
bad boy -- any item under discussion
all-nighter -- obvious reference to staying up all night long studying
                or completing project
sadistics -- Any Statistics course

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Bowhead (n.) - a young coed who dresses in the prepette fasion
and shows little interest in anything other than fashion, guys,
and parties, ie, a variety of airhead. This derives from the bows
bowheads supposedly wear in their hair.

(Used at UT, Austin, and probably other schools.)

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    Here is the answer for one my my linguistics classes, taken
verbatim from what I wrote.  If there is any problem with some of
the terms, I can fill in the blanks.  An "eating club" is an
upperclass social/dining facility, each with their own personality
and method of selecting members.  A "selective" eating club is one
which interviews prospective members, instead of choosing them by
random draw.

    Please just ignore terms which are more apt to be found in a
glossary; the assignment was not focussed specifically on slang.  I
would be very interested to see the results of this survey.



                        Some Princeton University Slang
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to hose (v.t.)                  To reject, usually used in reference
                                to nonacceptance in a selective eating
                                club.  When used in the passive, takes
                                the prep. from, as in "Ignatz was
                                hosed from Tower because of his
                                haircut."  See also hosee, bicker, to
                                bicker.

to bicker (v.t.)                1.  To interview someone for admission
                                into one of the selective eating
                                clubs.  2.  To be interviewed by a
                                club.  "Ignatz is bickering Cottage
                                this year."

to snag (v.t.)                  To obtain, usually with an air of
                                cunning, or secrecy.  "Imogene snagged
                                a half-gallon of ice cream from DFS on
                                the way out."

to ditch (v.t.)                 To leave, especially as a group.  "The
                                gang went out together, but they
                                ditched Ignatz at the carnival."

to trash (v.t.)                 To destroy.  "Ignatz trashed the bench."
                                See also trashed, adj.

to scam on s.o. (v.i.)          To court. "Ignatz was scamming on Imogene".

to harsh on s.o. (v.i.)         To criticize or berate unduly or
                                excessively.  "Ignatz harshed on
                                Imogene about her clothes."
                                See also harsh, adj.
to space (v.t., v.i.)           1. To forget, to ignore.  "Imogene
                                spaced her exam." 2. To be oblivious
                                to, to not pay attention. "Ignatz did
                                not hear the principal, as he was spacing."

to work, to do work (v.i.)      A distinction not found in Standard
                                American English; to do work means to
                                study, or do homework, while to work
                                means to work at a regular job.  "I
                                can do work at work; I work at the library."

to stress (v.i.)                To become tense, worry about.  "Ignatz
                                was stressing about his exam." See also
                                stressed out, stressing.

dinky (proper noun)             The train which connects Princeton
                                Station to Princeton Junction.

DFS (n., abbrev.)               Dining Food Services.  The Freshman
                                and Sophomore eating organization, or,
                                one of its buildings.

hosee (n.)                      A person not admitted to a selective
                                eating club.

proctor (n.)                    A University Security Officer.
                                "Imogene, with her broken leg, got a
                                lift from the proctors."

prospective (n.)                A visiting high school student
                                thinking of applying to Princeton.
                                "All of the prospectives get the
                                privilege of dining in DFS."

tool (n.)                       A person who abides by the system,
                                usually with the eye of obtaining a
                                good career or financial wealth.
                                "Imogene was such a tool she would
                                attend all the job fairs, just to get
                                a job in Investment Banking."

eating club (n.)                A fraternity-like eating and social
                                establishment for Juniors and Seniors,
                                of which Princeton has 13, or 8
                                non-selective and 5 selective (or
                                bicker; see) ones.  Note that although
                                this is the generic term, specific
                                clubs may not be clubs:
                                Cloister Inn, Tiger Inn, Dial Lodge.

the clubs (n.)                  The ensemble of the eating clubs.
                                "Ignatz went to the clubs on Saturday night."

bicker (n.)                     The interviewing process used by the
                                selective eating clubs to determine admission.

trashed (adj.)                  To be very drunk.  "Ignatz was really trashed."

harsh (adj., excl.)             To be unduly mean or frank.  "The
                                comment on Imogene's paper were really
                                harsh."

random (adj., excl.)            Like a non-sequitor, seemingly having
                                no relation to past conversation or
                                events.  Often used to mean "I don't
                                understand and don't want to try to."

key (adj., excl.)               Important, necessary.  Often used in
                                an exaggerating fashion. "Having a car
                                on campus is key!"

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