Academic Bail-out

The act of a teacher/professor being nice enough to give extensions on work, specifically after a semester has ended.

Keli didn't finish her final project so Professor Chill gave her an Academic Bail-out.

by free99 February 11, 2009

dark academia

"Dark academia is just hipster goth"

Dozier, P., 2020. Dark Academia Tiktoks. online YouTube. Available at: <youtube.com/watch?v=X73nHLVvAHo> Accessed 24 August 2020.

Rando: It's 100 degrees right now, why is she wearing a turtleneck, a flowy blouse, a wool blazer, AND.... a cloak???
Genevieve probably: Oh, she's dark academia. Don't worry about it.

by propagandalf August 24, 2020

Academic Whore

An overachiever-- someone who takes as many classes as possible, typically AP/Honors classes. They are also involved extracurricular activities/clubs, such as Academic Pentathlon.

I bet Bill Gates use to be an academic whore.

by ROFLMAOXZY January 11, 2010

My hero academia

Idk some anime with a cringe fan base

Famtard: hey man wanna watch my hero academia?
Chad: fuck no I'm watching jojo

by Goku221 March 2, 2021

academic

as an adjective -- insufferably obtuse
as a noun -- an un-entertaining charlatan

adj.: that essay was so downright academic i didn't even bother taking my benzos before bed.

noun: this academic keeps going on and on about the most insanely boring shit practically nobody has ever heard of.

by heynonnynonny July 4, 2014

Academic skim

What you do when you have 80 books to read for your paper and only a week to do so.

"Sorry, I can't go out tonight. I've gotta academic skim."

by Godaisies June 12, 2010

Academic Parasite

An academic parasite is a person who feeds on your intellect regarding a particular subject, usually before an exam or a paper is due.

That girl is such an academic parasite, don't tell her anything.

by antibloodsucker November 1, 2010