The epitome of uselessness in which English teachers are pressured by their social studies, science or math counterparts to hand out some form of quantified work over the summer, usually in the form of drawing, or as they put it, "visual response." It typically does not require reading the actual book but spending a few minutes glancing over Sparknotes or Shmoop may turn out to work to the student's benefit. Despite the uselessness and the lack of effort that it requires (or generates from students, for that matter), English teachers tend to grade rather harshly and criticize a student's artistic capabilities to send the message to future students that summer English homework should emulate the quality of works by Monet, Gogh, or da Vinci.
Really overdue homework or homework that has been done but the teacher has either forgotten or chosen not to take it in.
Person 1: "Woah! I got thishomework like 5 weeks ago and i haven't even started it yet!"
Person 2: "Dude, miss is gonna be mad, that's such mouldy homework."
Person 3: "No way man, you'll be fine, i've got so much homework in my folder and my teacher hasn't even taken it in yet. It's getting really mouldy."
example:
Teacher: Timmy did u do ur homework?
Timmy: Sorry, my dog ate my homework.
Teacher: Timmy, i know u didnt do ur homework thats why im giving u 1 week detention!
Timmy: Aw man :(
-Where's Jack? He said he'd help me fix the Trans Am today...
-He's in his room doing his homework...something about a handwritten text on lesbians with big lips. He said he'll be back in a cuople of hours..
-What a perv!