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Journicle 

A journal article. Pretty self explanatory really.
Now that was a great journicle on how the economy works.
Journicle by Hitchett March 3, 2010
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Journicle 

An academic journal article

Coined by me Daniel Jacques at McMaster university in Ontario Canada in 2003.

No Joke

Never heard it before that. I really got tired of saying journal article.

Spread first through the nursing program because I had a friend in it.

I wonder if it existed before that, lol.
We need five journicles for this assignment.
Journicle by Sir Danius November 14, 2011

Journicle 

A combination of the words journal and article. Used by efficient college students to manage time more effectively. Comes in handy when complaining about school work to friends and family.
In casual conversation...

Randy: Hey Bill, you want to get crunk tonight?

Bill: Fo sho Randy! I just have to read 6 journicles for my women in the workplace seminar. I hate reading journicles.

Randy: Just use the journicle abstracts and pretend you read them.

Bill: I do, I do use the journicle abstracts, but even those are whack

In class...

Professor: Alright guys since the last essay I assigned credited wikipedia more times then Britney Spears has lost custody of her kids I'm going to require at least 8 acredited journal article citations.

Student: Ummmm.. Don't you mean 8 acredited journicles?
Journicle by Alice Newton December 9, 2007

Journicle 

An article found inside a journal.
*whilst looking for references* "I just found a journicle"
Journicle by erna11 November 18, 2011

journicle 

noun: an academic journal article
College student 1: I'm so swamped with writting research papers.

College student 2: I know right! I'm so sick of reading journicles.
journicle by Keather Maurtin December 7, 2010

journacest 

The act of sexual intercourse between two or more (aspiring) journalists.
Louis and Jasper had journacest at Carleton university.
journacest by RonBergundy October 2, 2011
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