Acadumbic

a person or persons, who spen 3-5 years studying and getting in to debt obtaining a degree or higher Academic qualification, then spend their working lives , in menial jobs.

Employee "look here i spent 3 years at uni obtaining a history degree"

Employer "i`m very pleased for you, now put the beans on the shelf cuz now you have a masters in shelf stacking you Acadumbic"
acadumbic acadumbass

by garrythegrey September 10, 2011

Acadumbic

Someone who is well-read and knowledgeable in a very specific subject area, and probably has a very high level qualification to prove it, but displays very little common sense or intelligence in other respects, and finds it difficult to grasp basic concepts.

The committee is made up of 16 acadumbics, none of whom really understand what their contribution needs to be, but have a very high opinion of their personal importance to the proceedings nonetheless.

by Martha Muffin July 24, 2023

academic validation

feeling achieved or appreciated when receiving praise in school. while it can be a good motivator, constantly seeking academic validation can become a problem mentally. this can lead to purposefully overworking yourself to feel that adrenaline rush that comes with good marks.

Mom: Why are your grades so bad?
Me: Because I seek academic validation to the point where if I can't do it perfectly the first time then there's no use in trying at all.

by hermione.granger.tf December 9, 2021

Academic Circle Jerk

When a group’s discussion of concepts and ideas start to overwhelm the thought process that you ultimately end up just standing around stroking the other people's egos and accomplishing nothing.

We discussed rubrics, a list of criteria for grading student’s work, until we discussed ourselves into an academic circle jerk.

by 2bitHack78 November 21, 2010

Young Academics On Ice

This is what "yaoi" stands for, parents! When your son/daughter mentions the word yaoi, this is what they mean.

YAOI is a nonprofit organization where underprivileged children with a high IQ learn to ice skate. A very beautiful organization, but mainly directed at teens and children.

If your son/daughter mentions YAOI and then begins to laugh, chances are they remembered a specific episode of YAOI which portrayed humor.

(For all non-parents here, you know what yaoi is. This is the definition you'll want to tell your parents - because it's right...)

Father: What are you reading?
Daughter: Uh, just some YAOI...
Father: What?
Daughter: Young Academics on Ice! It's, eh, a really funny screenplay!

by BeyondBarriers November 19, 2010

academic welfare

The dumbing-down of standards at branch/regional campuses so that their lower-class students can pass and ultimately graduate.

Man, this test was hard! Where's my "academic welfare"?

The "academic welfare" situation at Miami Hamilton is necessary for their mouth-breathers.

Without that "academic welfare" at MUH, his lazy butt would have failed out long ago!

by Frank Scanlan March 15, 2008

Academic Weapon

An individual (typically a student) that acquires traits that are seen by many as scholarly.

Tyler is an academic weapon, he manages to take 4 AP courses, while still being on honor roll every semester.

by Academic Weapon September 20, 2016