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Academic Shotgun

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.
by izzuuu May 29, 2024
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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.
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Academic Freak

A person who experiences sexual arousal or erotic excitement from gaining an academic achievement or by the act of learning.
Why were you so hard in class today?
IDK bro, I must be an academic freak!
by BudsonBaggy May 4, 2025
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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.
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Academic comeback

The act of having below a 3.0(c average)gpa and pulling it up to above a 3.5(b average) gpa
I made a academic comeback halfway through the school year so I didn’t fail
by Takeep December 7, 2023
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Academic BDSM

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 It includes stealing unpublished work, manipulating power dynamics, and creating a toxic research environment.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
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academic wave

A large amount of academic assignments assigned to a student at the same general time (about three weeks at most) (i.e. essays, tests, lab reports, quizzes, projects)
Person #1: I have two lab reports, 3 tests, 3 projects, 1 essay, and 2 quizzes this week!

Person #2: Boy, that's some academic wave!
by KyloRen7517 December 4, 2017
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