Literacy

What 99.9% of wordurbandictionary.com/word is lacking.

by Anonymous May 28, 2003

Literacy

Having the ability and comprehension level enabling one to efficiently communicate with others within a specific profession.
However, a common misconception of this word defines it as having the ability to read with comprehension.

For example, a financial analyst does not have to be literate within the confines of working in the food industry, whereas a server or chef does not need the kind of literacy associated with working in the finance world.

by Anonymous January 14, 2004

literacy

Something which is actually lower in the US than many other countries.

Adult litweracy rates:

USA, Austrailia- over 95%

Cape Verde, Africa -71.6%

Bahrain- 85.2%

Uk, France, Netherlands,Georgia, Eire, Japan, Russia, Nauru, Canada - 99.9%

Azerbaijan- 97.3%

Maldives 93.2%

Sri Lanka - 90.2%

Afghanistan-31.5%

Uzbekistan - 97%

Turkmenistan, Trinidad and Tobago 98%

Barbados- 97.4%
Kyrgyzstan - 97%

South Korea- 98%

North Korea- 99%

Vietnam- 93.7%

Phillipines- 94.6%

Brunei- 89%

Cambodia- 38%

China- 82.2%

Tonga- 93%


That's a selection of countries and their adult literacy rates. Isn't it funny that the USA, who is best represented on this site has a lower literacy rate than the former USSR countries.


I is teh klevar gooboo!

by Gumba Gumba April 8, 2004

Literacy Specialist

a superficial job created in school's for teachers who can't hack it in the real classroom. Usually parents have complained about these individuals, so the administrator creates a position for the individual, where the person can't do too much damage.

Q= "What happend to Mrs. X ,that terrible teacher? "

A= "She's a literacy specialist now."

by gitararvey March 22, 2010

Literacy rage

The feeling of venomous bile rising from ones stomach when people can not master basic English.

"I was on Facebook and I saw Joanne's post. She keeps writing defiantly instead of definitely, it gives me literacy rage"

by nicestcuntyou'llevermeet March 7, 2017

Literacy Test

it's a test in ontario that grade 10 students are forced to take and pass, if you don't pass you are forced to take it again until you pass or are forced to take a class against your will that will "help" you pass. Because if you do not pass in the future years of high school, you will fail high school..... it's also a shit load of ass because they say it's really hard and a lot of people fail... but it's extremely easy...too easy...

Before: "Ah CRAP!! the literacy test is today!! it's going to be hard!!"

After: "That was the easiest test ever...i didnt even need to study...."

by Nightwalker0 April 2, 2009

tard fam financial literacy

Idea that tard fam has zero financial literacy. It starts with York who blows his entire paycheck every week whether it's $1K on a PS5, $500 on a monitor, or $300 on a pair of shoes. He's always making a big ass purchase and gives no fucks about the price. Norman "Nick" has the belief that he has a baller mindset but in reality he has no financial literacy like the other tards in his fam. He's always trying to make an expensive ass purchase to put himself on top and he ain't checking the tag twice. Back in the day, Norman "Nick" used to get a stack of $20 bills before he'd go hang with his buds and that entire stack would be gone in a few days. Whether it's dropping an insane amount on weed or buying useless ass shit, Norman "Nick" is always making a "baller purchase" in his mind. You could say that he lives by this Ariana Grande lyric: "I want it, I got it." Mike Carlson thinks he's a millionaire with his minimum wage ass job and his bum shoe flipping business. He buys 3 expensive shoes at once to resell them but his shoe business is doodoo so he can only flip a pair like every 8 months and he genuinely has this belief that he's cashing out. If you're in a situation where you have a briefcase of money and need to hide it, don't give it to a tard fam member because they'll open it and blow it all within a week and not give a damn. All of these dudes think they're all about money but in reality none of these niggas actually know what to do with money.

*Prime example of tard fam financial literacy*
Shea: Yo, you want to buy this box mod from me?
Norman "Nick":Uh yea, how much?
Shea: $60 for the box mod and I'll throw in the vape juice bottle for another $40
Norman "Nick": So $100, okay I'll do that
*Shea actually sold Norman "Nick" a broken box mod and within a week after the sale the box mod was completely fucked up*

by TurnM3Up December 21, 2020