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a long, written, assignment that could have been explained in two or three sentences.
billy said: "instead of writing an essay on the brain i wrote this, 'the brain in the nervous center of the body. without it we would not be able to do things like breathe. it works by sending electric impulses to the muscles in your body...the end'"

((of course he got a F+))
essay by chiunit May 13, 2009
1. What you should probably be working on right now. See also: homework
Hmm, what can I possibly do to further my procrastination? I know! Look up the word "essay" on UD!
essay by Henriettah June 14, 2011
How a moron spells ese.
An essay is something you write for school, not a Mexican.
essay by WAGMIRE October 17, 2005
a waste of time that MLA and APA supporters believe is not colossal enough in its time-wasting ability. used by professors whose sole dream it is to stop students from slacking off for the weekend. goes well with coffee.
I can't believe Mr. Smith just gave us that huge fucking essay! He's out of his mind.

Jimmy, you can't go to the senior prom until you finish writing that essay.
essay by B-e-n February 15, 2006
1. A composition that is usually a few pages long.
2. Something that evil English teachers assign too many of.
I have to write another English essay today.
essay by 5'11"Racer December 20, 2006
An essay is a long-winded response sent via text message. These long responses characteristically come from people who express interest in a text message conversation, although this interest is in some cases overzealous.
When you have to use four messages to fit everything into your text, you are writing an essay.
Essay by textking June 18, 2009