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esurprise

The result of meeting and/or dating someone on eHarmony who turns out to be a huge tool/douchebag/broham.
Susan: Yea, we dated for 3 weeks, but he turned out to be a tool.
David: Big esurprise.
by Fortner January 3, 2009
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edupunk

A teaching philosophy which is gaining momentum; incorporating learning and teaching practices steeped in the do-it-yourself DIY ethic, without abandoning the thrill of personal rebellion and all fruition stemming from that.

Rebelling against now conventional teaching tools, such as Powerpoint, this style in particular strives to bring to the learning environment a rebellion against commercialized learning and cookie cutter thoughts that might stem from that.

It also embraces and encourages the DIY ethos, and most importantly, seeks to encourage freedom of thought / thinking for one's own self. This especially in light of the idea that academia itself has become too straight-laced and uptight for it's own intellectual good; in other words: institutionalized ideas are bad.

A gentle embrace of this philosophy could possibly prevent or aid in the over-intellectualization of everything in the world.

The term was first used on May 25, 2008 by Jim Groom, in his blog.

What doesn't seem to be acknowledged until now -- is that many college professors have been embarking with this formula for some time now, flowing freely, fine and good, without the term 'edupunk'.

Importantly, the ethos themselves live in the idea of Education NOT being cooperate created, but rather community-created.
Centered on the student itself, and this style also has a decisive progressive political stance.

It is held, in the hopes of this writer, that professors themselves do not, begin to embrace the rampant angst, narcissism, and fiery tirades that HAVE been associated with the punk movement.
Teaching a psychology class with no text book, could be considered edupunk.
by wadofplastic December 22, 2008
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eurph

A word created by my friend, the coolest person in the world. It means "stupid" or whatever you want it to mean at the time.
"Eurph."
"What?"
"Eurph."
"What is this Eurph you speak of?"
"Euprh."
by Snotley March 24, 2004
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Eduphilia

Eduphilia is the desire or love for student on teacher/school faculty relationships. This can range from talking in a non-school appropriate manner to physical contact with an adult or student in a learning environment. Someone who loves Eduphilia is called an Eduphile.
So you’re saying he wants to be with our home room teacher? He must be into Eduphilia.
by Lemoreuknow May 24, 2021
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eDump

Function: Verb
Inflected Forms: eDumped, eDumpping
(1) To end a relationship electronically
(2) To breakup with someone electronically
eDump may also refer to being defriended
Ahhh, I think my Craigslist girlfriend just eDumped me.
by Mona Nichols December 15, 2009
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Edupage

Educational page; a digest of abstracts and links to news of interest to the higher education IT community
Edupage provided magnificent means of Educom.
by Hercolena Oliver July 10, 2010
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Edupe

Hey man, Edupe’s latest video was absolute cancer!
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