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Volunteers

The nickname for the University of Tennessee: Knoxville. Name is taken from the nickname of the state of Tennessee, which is the Volunteer State. Tennessee obtained this nickname when an unprecedented amount of volunteers came from Tennessee to fight in the Mexican/American War.

Commonly shortened to "Vols"
Let's go Vols!

I attend the University of Tennessee, home of the Volunteers.
by JTHNASH June 30, 2009
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Volunteer

Those individuals dedicated to performing tasks that could have otherwise provided jobs to those that need them.
Our organization is proud have so many volunteers willing to give up their spare time to help in our goals.
by DueyDooDah February 22, 2011
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Tennessee Volunteers Football

Also known as the Big Orange the Tennessee Volunteers are one of the top 10 best NCAA football teams ever and #2 in the SEC behind Alabama. They have 6 national championships they were the 1st ever football team to win a BCS national championship in 1998 against Flordia State. They have been SEC champions 17 times then when the SEC split into east and west they were SEC east champs 6 times. Their win lose record is 792–345–53 (.688) and their bowl record is 26-24-0. Their fight song is Rocky Top their mascot is Smokey the hound dog and their stadium is Neyland Stadium and their colors are bright orange and whiite. They dominate the SEC in wins the only teams they dont have a considerable amount of wins over is Alabama,Auburn, and Flordia ( Alabama has 10 wins over Tennessee Aubrun and Flordia have 2 wins over Tennessee
Tennessee Volunteers Football is on tonight lets go watch it
by tthatguyy November 14, 2011
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Volunteer's remorse

When you volunteer to help with something and immediately regret doing so.
I signed up to be a chaperone for the high school band's out of town game and then had volunteer's remorse so I scribbled my name off the list.
by scribbled out August 25, 2013
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volunteer dumpee

A nice guy or girl who volunteers to be the dumpee in a relationship because they're too nice to dump someone first.
Jeff is too much of nice guy to dump his girlfriend. So he ended being the volunteer dumpee.
by ryukage99 October 27, 2012
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Volunteer

Volunteer' means “someone being forced to do something which he/she doesn't want to do on their own free will".
1. The United Airlines called on security personals to drag the "Volunteer" out of the Kentucky bound flight.
2. The "volunteer" who was dragged off a United Airlines flight bound for Kentucky Sunday has been identified as 69 year old Doctor .
by United volunteers April 12, 2017
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