Academic Triage

Studying one or two subjects in school more than others because of personal preference or just not caring about them.

I’m not studying Latin right now, it’s a sort of Academic Triage.

by Lifel1k3 April 2, 2022

academized

Disqualified for or discharged from a position in order to accommodate a locally educated peer.

There is no document trail. A graduate of the local school whose kid's best friend's mother is the team leader wanted Ellie's job and that was it; they academized her.

by Zappin' Nap October 27, 2021

Academic Sludge

1. Unnecessary or useless busy work from university requirements.

2. Work related to something useful but is too high in volume.

3. Useless "academic" or "journalistic" writings, such as:
"What pronouns for Pepper? A Critical Review of Gender/ing in Research" by Katie Seaborn.

"Why climate change is inherently racist" by Jeremy Williams

1. "Why are you in Mongolian throat singing? I thought you were an engineer; isn't that just academic sludge?" "The university requires five art credits to graduate."

2. "Bro, are you done with the homework for Chemistry? The Prof gave us an entire Packet with 50 questions!" "Yes, but at that point, it's just academic sludge."

3. "Did you finish annotating the English excerpt about racist mountain names?" "No, I'm not reading that academic sludge"

by HelldiverDropPod February 16, 2025

Academic Tantrum

The urge to respond to something completely wrong with a 500 word referenced essay.

Annoying sign: The government hit you with a 25% tax increase on your cigarettes. How much more can they take from you?

You: Gah! Academic Tantrum time!

*pulls out health references and starts to write response, ignoring half finished study, then gets all passive aggressive and makes a post on Urban Dictionary."

by Elspeth Macyena May 19, 2011

Academic Weapon

Lauren is another term for academic weapon in Kentucky

Bro did you see that Lauren in the front of the class being an academic weapon. Absolute legend.

by Tiger612 September 15, 2023

academic zone

When someone you're talking to doesn't want to be friends, just academic acquaintances. This is a downgrade from the friendzone.

Person 1: Hey, is Sally going to be joining us on our beach trip?
Person 2: No, she said she'd rather just do homework with me instead.
Person 2 is in the academic zone.

by mynameis123_ December 1, 2021

Academic rainmaker

A member of a University or other academic institution who brings in significant amount of external funding.

Most of the research funding goes to academic rainmakers like Prof. Smith.

by proffunguy January 21, 2020