academic competition 

Any competition directly relating to material learned in an academic environment that sends feelings of trepidation down one’s spine when mentioned, in which the participants are still attending some form of school attempt to show off their acquired knowledge.

Spelling Bee, Geography Bee, Math League, Knowledge Bowl, Knowledge Masters, Academic Triathlon, Robotics Team, Model United Nations, Intel Science Talent Search, etc … are examples of academic competitions.

academic competition by Misha Estrin November 23, 2014

academic snobbery 

When colleges don't want to accept credits from another college because they don't believe the other school is good enough, when what they really want, is just your money to take their courses.

I applied to A fancy college after going to a state college and they would only accept 19 of 80 credits due to academic snobbery.

academic snobbery by pigdawg September 21, 2013

Academic Decathlon

Intellectual challenge whereby contestants:
1. Swim the English Channel while spelling all the words in the Oxford dictionary that start with the letter "E"
2. Rid a bicycle while reciting Ophelia's role from "Hamlet"
3. Run six miles wearing a graduation cap with tassel while singing old college drinking songs.
Winner gets to become a member of the Supreme Court.

I wonder if the Academic Decathalon will provide us with a conservative or a liberal?

Academic Decathlon by Not-gonna-tellya April 22, 2005

Academic Decathlon

THE premier scholastic competition for AWESOME SMART PEOPLE!

Academic Decathlon is so cool. I won lots of medals.

Academic Decathlon by Keith's Numba One Fan September 5, 2004

academic death 

a state someone feels when they go to college and failed every exam, but passed the class with a D.

Bob failed his engineering exam, but he passed his class. He is in a state of academic death.

academic death by Professor 123 May 11, 2014

academic fuckboy 

An academic fuckboy can be found in grad school most likely. Basically the same thing as a normal fuckboy, which is an “asshole boy who is into strictly sexual relationships; he will lead a girl on and let her down, then apologize. Boys like this will pretend to genuinely care about the girl but always fail to prove the supposed affection. He almost never makes plans because he has to hangout on his terms which could be the most whimsical of times. He will always come crawling back because he is a horny prick and can not withstand the dispossession of one of his baes, because he has more than one that's for sure.” The characteristics of an academic fuck boy are a little more complicated. He tries to make himself sound so smart by taking about writing his thesis or dissertation. You let your guard down a little and think there is no way someone who is so smart and educated could act so dumb. Wrong! He carries a briefcase instead of a backpack to class like an asshole. He preys on the first years. He will tell you that he really needs to focus on his school work and can’t really text you anymore the next day after y’all hookup. Tries to pretend that he isn’t like all the rest of the guys because he supports feminism but does shit like that.

Girl: He so smart and cute! Plus, he is in grad school so you know he is way better than any guys in undergrad.

Friend: Uh no he just graduated to an academic fuckboy

academic fuckboy by mensuuuuuck November 1, 2019

Academic Cinematography Weaponization 

the syndrome in which inhibits hyper gastrointestinal activation in pulchritudinous individuals. Primarily caused by ingesting too much caffeine in hopes of staying up to study for a test or finish a project.

My homeboy Milton last night drank 6 monsters in order to study for the final he had the next day... he got no sleep and was diagnosed with academic cinematography weaponization syndrome.

Academic Cinematography Weaponization by Big W & Big D November 14, 2022