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 victim

Inverse of an academic weapon.

Someone who is doing absolutely shit at school. Awfully so. Irredeemably bad.

I'm such an academic victim. I'm failing all my classes.

by itigo October 26, 2024

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 It includes stealing unpublished work, manipulating power dynamics, and creating a toxic research environment.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

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 Comeback

An academic comeback refers to a student's significant improvement or recovery in their academic performance after a period of poor grades, struggles, or setbacks. It often involves renewed focus, better study habits, and overcoming obstacles such as failing grades, personal challenges, or academic probation.

After failing his first year of college, Jake made an impressive academic comeback by improving his study habits and earning straight A’s the following semester

by big veiny ahh dih February 17, 2025

chief academic officer

The Chief Academic Officer (CAO) is responsible for both sustaining and improving the culture of high academic excellence in all District schools. The CAO has primary authority and accountability to implement a vertically aligned curriculum and assessment system, instruction, research and supporting services.

Our aim is to address the needs of low-performing students that are struggling," said Rhonda Hawksford the chief academic officer for the Lee County schools.

by dirtybootsandmessyhair February 28, 2023