academic phoenix

An academic phoenix is a person who will crash and burn their grades for the current semester, with the hope of doing better in the next. "Pulling an academic phoenix" is risky, and is widely regarded as "a bad fucking move" as it can easily destroy your chances of getting scholarships if done wrong.

To be an academic phoenix, you have to be able to pull your grades back from the depths of hell. Otherwise, you'd just be a failure.

"Alright, I won't be able to finish my project in time. Guess I'll just be an academic phoenix."
"Dude, just stop being lazy and do your damn project."

by duckduckhellno October 27, 2020

Academic Comeback

When you have a low grade at the start/middle of a term or semester but get it high at the end

Jerry: Holy shit Mark, you have an F in this class, you can't stay in honor roll.

Mark: Don't worry I'm an academic comeback specialist

Jerry: How is your grade after that exam?

Mark: Went from a 34% to an 81%, told you I'm an academic comeback master

by BigSmoke40 October 23, 2023

Academic Weapon

That one essay based student with a traumatic villain origin story that is either really straight or really fruity, probably the latter because the best ones tend to study English. They usually have a bunch of younger siblings and/or cousins they have to look after and explain stuff to, but they somehow still get killer grades and a shoutout in every assembly for giving off teacher vibes.

Eleni in my English class is an academic weapon.

Wait, nobody mentioned the academic weapon in assembly...did something happen?

by Little Nigel November 21, 2024

Academic Support

1. A stupid middle-school class full of slightly below-average kids who really need time to do their homework not some long-ass explanation.
2. The nice word for "Sped School"

Person 1: Yo, bro, wha'chu got next period?
Person 2: Academic Support.

by KickTheChair77 January 17, 2018

Academic Envy

The feeling of jealousy that rushes through your body when hearing about others’ academic success and achievements.

The rush of academic envy flowed through my body as she flaunted her A+ while I was stuck with a C.

by Kimber1yyy February 10, 2021

academic work quality

The attention, retention and reproduction of information in an academic setting.

The effects of aerobic exercise on academic work quality.

by ResearcherC April 20, 2023

academic parachuting

when academic groups come in to do community outreach in an attempt to rescue or save impoverished communities however the work is considered lack luster or has not real value to the intended community only the value is perceived by the academics.

We are tired of universities coming in and preforming academic parachuting with no lasting impact.

by goodlogophile December 20, 2022