Volunteers

The nickname for the University of Tennessee: Knoxville. Name is taken from the nickname of the state of Tennessee, which is the Volunteer State. Tennessee obtained this nickname when an unprecedented amount of volunteers came from Tennessee to fight in the Mexican/American War.

Commonly shortened to "Vols"
Let's go Vols!

I attend the University of Tennessee, home of the Volunteers.
by JTHNASH June 30, 2009
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Volunteers

Bob: Those fucking volunteers at Urban Dictionary turned down my definition for "Cleveland Steamer"
by Thin White Duke November 9, 2016
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Volunteer

Someone who helps to do work without pay.
If the volunteers at urban dictionary don't fucking post this they deserve to die in a hole.
by Brade-steed January 23, 2018
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volunteering

1)The act of giving of yourself to help others. Often followed by a rush of happiness at knowing you've made a difference, but sometimes frustration occurs at going unappreciated or unacknowledged.
However, many people volunteer tirelessly anyway, not wanting or needing any validation or applause for what they do.
2)What many high school students are forced into doing in order to graduate. (In many schools you must log a certain number of volunteer hours to recieve your diploma.)
1)-"Where were you Saturday?"
-"I was volunteering... tutoring little kids in math."
-"Wasn't it lame?"
-"Not really. They even sorta looked up to me. It was cool."
-"Okay then..."

2) She was volunteering at the library every weekend to log enough community service hours to graduate.
by andriod5 October 4, 2005
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Volunteering

Attorney: if you don't want to go on probation, you had better get your 24 hours of volunteering done. I recommend seniors and the latino employment fair.
by CAMOBLACKICEXXXXX September 8, 2009
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volunteered

What happens to you when your boss forces you to volunteer for something
"I hate my job. My boss totally volunteered me to do the budget"
by ScottG April 16, 2007
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Volunteer

Some 8 year old who randomly presses “don’t add” on your Urban Dictionary definition
That volunteer didn’t even read my definition
by Bronelson April 14, 2020
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