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Absentee Printing

The much maligned practice of printing eleventy billion pages in a busy computer lab and then leaving them unattended on a laser printer's paper tray for long periods of time. Absentee printers often confuse and annoy their fellow computer lab patrons as their excessive printing quickly buries the print jobs of other lab patrons.

This practice often forces harried college students to waste precious time sifting through dozens of pages of random senior theses, flyers, newsletters, and other miscellaneous crap in order to find their term papers, tragically thwarting last minute attempts to finish and print homework 5 minutes before class starts.

Chronic absentee printers often sit blissfully at their computers browsing Facebook for extremely long periods of time before retrieving their documents.

Absentee printing is endemic to college computer labs the world over.
Bob stormed in late to his philosopy class because his essay got caught up in the fray of absentee printing.

Jane stood hovering over the printer for five minutes as he waited for the 100 page print job of an anonymous absentee printer to hopelessly spew out of the printer.
by iNetter December 1, 2009
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Strategic Absence

Noun

When you skip school on a day you have a really big assignment due, such as a project or a report. Can also apply to exams. Very common in high school and secondary school
Dude, the project's due tomorrow, are you done? No man, I'm gonna pull a strategic absence tomorrow to save my ass
by dachyr May 2, 2010
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can't be arsed syndrome

Suffering from can't be arsed syndrome means you can't be arsed to do anything. A general lack of motivation to do basic tasks. Taking it easy. Avoiding heavy work. Finding day to day tasks cumbersome. Used in an specific instance as an out of the ordinary day for someone who is usually hard working.
dude 1: I am suffering from can't be arsed syndrome today.

dude 2: Why? What's up?

dude 1: I just have no motivation.

dude 2: Are you tired?

dude 1: Not really. I just can't be arsed today.

dude 2: I know what you mean.
by mynameispaulie October 15, 2010
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rat arsed

I got absolutely rat arsed last night and tried to shag my neighbours cat...
by Arse Rat February 22, 2003
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Abed's Rule

Refusing to lend out DVD's and video games after having them scratched / damaged by careless friends. Inspired by NBC's Community character Abed who refused to lend out "Kickpuncher 3: The Final Kickening" for this reason.
Guy 1: Hey can i borrow MW:3 when you're finished with it?

Guy 2: Sorry dude, Abed's rule.
by stripy_tie November 8, 2011
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Absenteecrown3

Professional minecraft controller player
Very popular for being good on 60fps
Omg its absenteecrown3. He is so hard to beat at minecraft
by LemonTurtle4 March 13, 2021
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half-assed

Doing an activity only partly, or without one's whole self involved; doing something without caring, or without putting anything into it.
I do my homework half-assed because I don't like the course.
by KaBookie August 28, 2003
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