When enrolled in a college course, the act of discreetly dropping off your assignment on its due date at the end of class while skipping the entire lecture. Potential situations where the 10:45 maneuver may prove useful include: lack of sleep, hangovers, travel issues, general lack of interest in the course.

Anatidaephobia is defined as a pervasive, irrational fear that one is being watched by a duck. The anatidaephobic individual fears that no matter where they are or what they are doing, a duck watches.

Anatidaephobia is derived from the Greek word "anatidae", meaning ducks, geese or swans and "phobos" meaning fear.