A postdoc is a Ph.D. holder who has not been able to secure a stable academic position and therefore sticks around in different labs. A postdoc often lives off soft money in a series of 2-/3-year appointments, until he or she lands a tenure-track position, leaves academia for an industry job, finds a room in the parents' basement, or commit suicide in despair.
Jane: "You know, something's eating away that leftover muffins on the table. Must be mice or roaches hiding in this lab."
Tom: "No, that's our postdoc John."
Tom: "No, that's our postdoc John."
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Get the postdoc mug.The verb form of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) which defines a temporary lapse of insanity. Often a term used in military circles.
"Did you hear about Jacob? He PTSD'ED Dave's ass"
"Did you hear about Jacob's arm? I hear he wen't PTSD on a window".
"Did you hear about Jacob's arm? I hear he wen't PTSD on a window".
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A psychological disorder arising from past dating experiences with Persian women.
Men with PTSD often have nightmares, depression, anxiety, hopelessness and high credit card debt.
Men who have dated Persian women and managed to escape and survive, require intensive therapy to overcome the symptoms of PTSD.
Men with PTSD often have nightmares, depression, anxiety, hopelessness and high credit card debt.
Men who have dated Persian women and managed to escape and survive, require intensive therapy to overcome the symptoms of PTSD.
Friend 1: Hey man! Are you going to ask out Samira?
Friend 2: No I can't. I have Persian Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from dating Shadee last year. I cannot repeat that experience I am making so much headway in therapy.
Friend 2: No I can't. I have Persian Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from dating Shadee last year. I cannot repeat that experience I am making so much headway in therapy.
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Get the Persian Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) mug.Describes a situation when a person with a PhD goes on a killing rampage.
A variation of going postal, but used to describe a person with a doctoral degree.
A variation of going postal, but used to describe a person with a doctoral degree.
" But of course lots of people--even Harvard grads!--suffer career setbacks, and few of them go postal (or should we say postdoctoral?). source: "Going Postdoctoral The bizarre case of Prof. Amy Bishop, Wall Street Journal Online, February 18, 2010.
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Get the PTSD mug.A psychological effect from playing too much Call of Duty or other similar FPS games. Usually includes dreams of being fragged, shot at, or randomly waking up screaming in the middle of the night.
John: Hey Tom you look tired today!
Tom: Yea I have Call of duty PTSD. I got fragged again last night in my dreams
John: Thats a shitter, Tom, a real shitter
Tom: Yea I have Call of duty PTSD. I got fragged again last night in my dreams
John: Thats a shitter, Tom, a real shitter
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