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The North Carolina School of Sadomasochism is a public residential high school in Durham, North Carolina, that focuses on kinky and depraved sexual acts. Founded in 1980, NCSSM is the first of public school of its kind in the nation, serving as a model for other 18 schools around the country, including the South Carolina Governor's School for Sadomasochism and Illinois Masochism and Sadism Academy. Students at NCSSM undergo a rigorous training in the arts of receiving and giving pain in a sexual context, while simultaneously completing a standard high school curriculum. Roughly 666 students are enrolled at any given time, and attempts to increase the enrollment have met with protest from parents and various Satanic groups, who argue that changing the student body size would reduce the quality of instruction. NCSSM graduates have made a significant impact on S&M culture both locally and across the nation, by sponsoring BDSM parties and working in dungeons and other venues as dominatrices and gimps. Alumni of NCSSM have also achieved notable successes in adult entertainment, having received at least 4 AVN and 6 XBIZ awards and numerous nominations as of 2012. A completely state-funded institution, the school has recently come under fire from the North Carolina State Legislature for allocating the vast majority of its budget to the instruction of sadism and masochism, while neglecting other forms of sexual fetishism, most notably bondage and discipline.
Amy: *cracks whip* You'll be a good boy from now on, won't you?
Tim: OW! Yes, mistress!
Instructor: Not bad. You both get an A for today's demonstration.

NCSSM's motto is "Maiorem poenam patior", which is Latin for "Suffer the greater punishment".
NCSSM by Darmok August 30, 2013
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NCSSM Science Bowl Team 2010 

On May 3rd, 2010, at 11:15:43AM, the NCSSM Science Bowl Team championed the National Science Bowl Tournament at Washington, DC, defeating the defending champions, Mira Loma High School, with a score of 106-52. This moment that went down in history was met with a celebratory uproar in the home school; all NCSSM nerds watching the broadcast hysterically cheered on their fellow nerds in Washington. Facebook was bombarded with congratulatory statuses. The team was composed of Asians and Americans; yes, that's right, there was as much white as yellow and brown. In fact, one white genius on that team answered the majority of the math questions with a rapid accuracy that would traumatize even the bravest Asian opponent. These champions were given a grandiose heroes' welcome home...and faced AP exams before they even dropped their luggage in their dorms.

Due to this great historical event, the term "NCSSM Science Bowl Team 2010" is now congruent to regular day-to-day words like "awesome" or "pwnage." Due to being quite a mouthful, the term was abbreviated for casual use to "Akhil," the name of the captain.
What the heck? You got a 2500 on the SAT?! That's ridiculous! That's so -deep breath- NCSSM Science Bowl Team 2010! -exhale-

Student A: Lalala!
Student B: Why are you so happy?
Student A: Oh, nothing much, I was just on TV in front of the entire nation and won a national tournament with a score more than double my opponent's. You know, the usual.
Student B: ...you are so Akhil.
Never Ceasing School of Sadism and Masochism
"What school do you go to?"
"I attend NCSSM."
NCSSM by Hansel & Gretel August 8, 2005
An acronym: Nerds Can Study Science and Math.
NCSSM by '85 Alum October 20, 2010
1. North Carolina School of Science and Math; Hell

2. A place for immature losers to hook up with and have relationships with people way out of their league

3. A school which will ruin your life if you attend it and have any type of social prowess; you may even get a reputation as a grenadier when you go home because of lowered standards
That meeting was boring and hot as hell. It was like NCSSM. Oh wait nothing could be that bad.

"Jesus, how did that girl ever get with that guy."
"They are both grads of NCSSM c/o '05. He must've been desperate. Poor guy."

Man, ever since Bob went to NCSSM he jumps on every grenade for us. He better get his shit together before he goes to college.
NCSSM by da champ September 14, 2005
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