A degree issued by a por-profit university that has a reputation for delivering a non-rigorous, accelerated, substandard education while charging an exorbitant amount of tuition and fees to students that in many cases would otherwise not be prepared to attend a traditional college or university.
His high school GPA was 1.5, but he was immediately accepted into AIU online. He finished his bachelor’s degree in 26 months and graduated with a 3.95 GPA Magma Cum Laude with student loan balances totaling over $50,000. Employers only laugh and make fun of his McDegree.
A college degree that isn't worth the paper it's printed on. Most McDegree holders will be working in jobs that don't even require a degree, making it pointless.
I can't find a job with my McDegree. The closest thing I had to a job was a paid internship - I had to pay them for it!
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murdererused a serrated blade.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.