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a Desmond 

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Lower second-class honours degree in the UK
This is the second division of second-class degrees and is abbreviated as "2:2" or "II.ii" (pronounced two-two).

In rhyming slang a lower second-class honours degree is known as a "Desmond", after Desmond Tutu.

"I missed out on a 2-1, I got a Desmond"

a Desmond by GMC1963 January 25, 2016