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Bad grades

A bad grade is a grade which is below a solid A (4.0)
Wow! you only got 3.23 on the bio final? You have REALLY bad grades.
by Ersantip June 8, 2025
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tone-grade

To improve the tone of an electric guitar or bass by upgrading its components, such as pickups, electronics, hardware, or shielding. The goal is to enhance clarity, warmth, responsiveness, or character.
"Swapped in a new wiring harness and upgraded the bridge — full tone-grade mode."
"You don’t need a new guitar, you just need to tone-grade the one you’ve got."
by lambertones July 20, 2025
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pettys nautical grading system

1. a grading system petty uses to Distinguish special from his fellow cadet
2. (GNPS) special same gets nautical zeros which count as a -115 every time he makes a zero and didnt study for it
1. the class laughed at special sam and his dumb question
2. sam got 2 nautical zeros and failed the course
by GNPS October 21, 2004
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go for the grades

1. the desire to get the best possible grades by choosing classes that are very easy for you

2. the desire to get a good education by spending a lot of time to obtain a very deep knowledge of subject being studied
for #1
We have advised my younger daughter to select her high school courses based on the highest level for which she can easily receive an A or B. I always believed that challenging yourself meant taking any class in which you were interested and giving it your best shot. However, there is no reward if you try and fail. So sadly, I want my younger daughter to "go for the grades" rather than challenging herself and stretching to learn more. It seems that the higher GPA will open doors to more colleges and also to more merit-based aid to be able to afford the colleges.

for #2
(from S. Covey book) the P/PC balance balances going for the grade and paying the price to get an education
by AK.69 May 27, 2012
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Held at gradepoint

In academia, to be forced to do something (usually cruel and unusual) while being threatened to suffer a reduced gpa upon failure to comply, in a similar fashion to being held at gunpoint.
I’m being held at gradepoint to rewrite the entire report because professor Smith decided to be a cunt to just me in particular.
by tomdrug February 14, 2019
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"music on hold"-grade tune

Refers to a somewhat-"tame"/boring and/or repetitive musical composition that is "okay", but definitely nothing special or "memorable" --- it would merely be something that you might wanna half-listen to while waiting for someone to pick up/get back to you on the phone, be serenaded with over a store's PA system while shopping, or have for soothing your impatience when riding a slow elevator.
The NYC Greyhound station plays light-classical music over the ceiling-speakers to help its patrons to while away the long boring hours during bus-layovers; I appreciate it that they don't simply toss "music on hold"-grade tunes at you for extended periods.
by QuacksO March 25, 2019
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Pull Up Them Grades

A deragatory roast that usually implies you have low grades.and you need to higher them typically used by very studious people aswell
Pull up them grades let’s go yes sirrr.
by Poor man Antoine April 29, 2019
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