A chance to practice the art of plagiarism.

Anatidaephobia is defined as a pervasive, irrational fear that one is being watched by a duck. The anatidaephobic individual fears that no matter where they are or what they are doing, a duck watches.

Anatidaephobia is derived from the Greek word "anatidae", meaning ducks, geese or swans and "phobos" meaning fear.

Something you do the night before it's due.

(assignment n.) a piece of work that is a pain in the ass to everybody: the person doing it, the person receiving it and importantly the people who recieve the complaints from the person doing it.

Something that is relatively important, but you will still leave it till the last minute and complete it the night before it's due in, armed with dangerous amounts of caffeine and sweets, in a major panic. However, you will still feel cheated if you don't get an awesome grade, although you may pretend to be fine with it.

They usually have word limits, which are a total bitch to adhere to - if it isn't too short it'll be miles too long.

They will produce much bitching and complaining and procrastinating (bubbleshooter.net is a particularly good tool for this).

The one positive thing about them perhaps, is the sheer feeling of relief that occurs when the last word is typed and all word counts are adhered to. Who cares if it makes sense or answers the question?! It's finished. The only feeling quite like it is that wonderful feeling that occurs when you finally go to the toilet after being desperate for ages.

A piece of work you cannot be botherd to do

Something you do the night before it's due.