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Lower second-class honours degree in the UK
This is the second division of second-class degrees and is abbreviated as "2:2" or "II.ii" (pronounced two-two).

In rhyming slang a lower second-class honours degree is known as a "Desmond", after Desmond Tutu.
"I missed out on a 2-1, I got a Desmond"
by GMC1963 January 25, 2016
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a Desmond

A slang term in football (actual football not the weird American type with helmets) for a 2-2 draw. Inspired by the famous African cleric Desmond Tutu.
John: I'm going for a 3-0 win to United today mate.
Adam: Nah bro, I'm betting it's gonna be a Desmond.
John: A Desmond?
Adam: Yeah, dumbass a Desmond. Get it? Two-Two?
John: OH! Very witty.
Adam: I know, I try.
by sykesie December 14, 2013
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Pull a Desmond

To do something awesome then immeadiately, somehow, fuck it up.
"HOLY SHIT THAT GUY JUST JUMPED LIKE 30 FEET THATS A NEW RECORD"
"But he fell back after he landed..."
"Ah shit. How could he Pull a Desmond?!?"
by 69 guy May 9, 2009
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a "dezmond"

a man who goes to jail and gets rapped by a man named Bubba
You left a man and came back a "dezmond".
by aiardo May 15, 2006
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