An academic shotgun is someone who excels academically in all fields and to some extent, even helps their peers succeed as well.
Julie: Yooooo Peter's exam score was CRAZYY!!! Anyway I have another exam coming up, he said he would help me prepare for it.
William: Yep he's an Academic Shotgun.
William: Yep he's an Academic Shotgun.
by izzuuu May 29, 2024
A space of time to do whatever one desires. Sumthing ev3ryone want but cannot obtain due to AcDec
Abbreviation: AcDec
Abbreviation: AcDec
by Hugh Trevor-Roper May 07, 2018
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.
Person 2: No, she said she'd rather just do homework with me instead.
Person 2 is in the academic zone.
by mynameis123_ December 01, 2021
Exploitative behavior by academic supervisors who deny proper credit, obstruct progress, and mentally harass researchers. It includes stealing unpublished work, manipulating power dynamics, and creating a toxic research environment. Though informal, the term highlights serious ethical violations in academic mentorship.
Every time Kiran submitted a draft, Manikandan would return it unread, demanding revisions on work he hadn’t even reviewed—classic Academic BDSM.
by thethaillander June 19, 2025
by thatpurplehairedgrungekid October 19, 2019
A slang derogatory term to describe an Engineer or upper Management. It can also be used to describe their proposed solution to a problem.
as an adjective -- insufferably obtuse
as a noun -- an un-entertaining charlatan
It is intended to imply the person is a charlatan with no real world experience and only theoretical understanding of how to do a job. It is a professional and eloquent way of calling someone “Ignorant with no real world experience.” It is especially amusing when it goes over the person's head and they are oblivious to the major insult you gave them. It is also used to imply that although their book says it is theoretically possible. Real world experienced people know there is no way in hell it will work or it is completely unnecessary. You are astounded at their unprecedented level of ignorance and their lack of experience is shockingly apparent. They refuse to listen to your opinion because you do not have a degree like them and they look down on you even though you graduated from the school of hard knocks. You reluctantly agree to do it their way because you have front row seats to the colossal snafu that is about to unfold or you are making a lot of money doing unnecessary work. You do dread hearing the workers insufferable grumbling about how stupid of an idea it is or or how much of a complete waste of time it is.
as an adjective -- insufferably obtuse
as a noun -- an un-entertaining charlatan
It is intended to imply the person is a charlatan with no real world experience and only theoretical understanding of how to do a job. It is a professional and eloquent way of calling someone “Ignorant with no real world experience.” It is especially amusing when it goes over the person's head and they are oblivious to the major insult you gave them. It is also used to imply that although their book says it is theoretically possible. Real world experienced people know there is no way in hell it will work or it is completely unnecessary. You are astounded at their unprecedented level of ignorance and their lack of experience is shockingly apparent. They refuse to listen to your opinion because you do not have a degree like them and they look down on you even though you graduated from the school of hard knocks. You reluctantly agree to do it their way because you have front row seats to the colossal snafu that is about to unfold or you are making a lot of money doing unnecessary work. You do dread hearing the workers insufferable grumbling about how stupid of an idea it is or or how much of a complete waste of time it is.
Engineers with no hands-on experience are purely academical.
Person A: I do not understand how it does not fit. It is built to the drawings.
Person B: The drawings are academical. On paper it should theoretically work but there a lot of factors the calculations don't factor.
Person A: I do not understand how it does not fit. It is built to the drawings.
Person B: The drawings are academical. On paper it should theoretically work but there a lot of factors the calculations don't factor.
by Construction trash May 31, 2024
Derogatory term to describe an Engineer or upper Management. It can also be used to describe their proposed solution.
as an adjective -- insufferably obtuse
as a noun -- an un-entertaining charlatan
It is normally told to an Engineer, sometimes upper Management by either an Inspector or Construction Trash Contractor. It is intended to imply the person has no real world experience and only theoretical understanding of how to do a job. It is a professional and eloquent way of calling someone “A stupid mother fucker who has no real world experience.” It is especially amusing when it goes over the persons head and they are oblivious to the major fucking insult you gave them. It is also used to imply that although their book says it is theoretically possible. Real world experienced people know there is no way in fucking hell it will work or it is completely unnecessary. You are astounded at their unprecedented level of stupidity and their lack of experience is shockingly apparent. They refuse to listen to your opinion because you do not have a degree like them and they look down on you even though you graduated from the school of hard knocks. You reluctantly agree to do it their way because you have front row seats to the fucking colossal shit that is about to unfold or you are making a lot of money doing unnecessary work. You do dread hearing the workers relentlessly bitch about how fucking stupid of an idea it or or how much of a fucking waist of time it is to do that.
as an adjective -- insufferably obtuse
as a noun -- an un-entertaining charlatan
It is normally told to an Engineer, sometimes upper Management by either an Inspector or Construction Trash Contractor. It is intended to imply the person has no real world experience and only theoretical understanding of how to do a job. It is a professional and eloquent way of calling someone “A stupid mother fucker who has no real world experience.” It is especially amusing when it goes over the persons head and they are oblivious to the major fucking insult you gave them. It is also used to imply that although their book says it is theoretically possible. Real world experienced people know there is no way in fucking hell it will work or it is completely unnecessary. You are astounded at their unprecedented level of stupidity and their lack of experience is shockingly apparent. They refuse to listen to your opinion because you do not have a degree like them and they look down on you even though you graduated from the school of hard knocks. You reluctantly agree to do it their way because you have front row seats to the fucking colossal shit that is about to unfold or you are making a lot of money doing unnecessary work. You do dread hearing the workers relentlessly bitch about how fucking stupid of an idea it or or how much of a fucking waist of time it is to do that.
This is Jimbo, he is an acadamical engineer.
Person A: This is how the book says you need to do this job.
Person B: We will do the job how you want although that step is academical.
Person A: I do not understand how it does not fit. It is built to the drawings.
Person B: The drawings are academic. You are not taking the fact that you are trying to hard pipe 45 connections with no flex to a header.
Person A: This is how the book says you need to do this job.
Person B: We will do the job how you want although that step is academical.
Person A: I do not understand how it does not fit. It is built to the drawings.
Person B: The drawings are academic. You are not taking the fact that you are trying to hard pipe 45 connections with no flex to a header.
by Construction trash December 12, 2023