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proacademy 

It is a kind of academy training professionals.
"Although Huskin was not proacademy, in this situation he represented many of the views popular with the Royal Academy.", from 'Albert Moore' by Nancy Elizabeth Lonhart · 1987

"Noacademy males were constantly advised that there was no proacademy bias -- that the alumni did well because of rigorous screening and extensive traning.", from 'Bring Me Men and Women', by Judith Stiehm, Stiehm · 1981

"Vyacheslav Ivanov's 1909 course on verification was subsequently called the ProAcademy by young poets of the time." from 'My Half Centure', by Anna Akhmatova · 1997
proacademy by proacademy October 2, 2021
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pracademic 

a mix of practical and academic study or activity
I teach a pracademic course for students interested in being entrepreneurs
pracademic by Jose Augusto Correa January 9, 2008
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pracademic 

employment mix (in the gig economy) of practice and teaching.
As a pracademic designer he/she taught design as a sideline to his/her design practice.
pracademic by MarkAWatson June 4, 2021

Pracademic 

Practical academic study, research and development, usually aimed at 'Social Advancement'.
It was the Pracademic communities who eventually solved the problem, along with the Ethicians & Ethicapitalist Socialists.

"If all Life is sacrosanct aka sacred or holy, with equal rights to and equally worthy of development, then Love requires an 'Order' by which the development of each and every one is possible."

- Frank E Warner 'Future of Man' (London 1944).
Pracademic by PartisanZ July 26, 2022
Dunzo, a slang word for done/finshed. Made famous by the Laguna Beach cast.
This car is so dunzo. (Kristin's car breaks down.)
dunzo by Joey Pellet December 8, 2004
Word of the Day on June 20, 2026

ankle biter

Someone or something that bites your ankles.
To a postman, an ankle biter is often known as a dog.
To an adult, an ankle biter may be a toddler.
To hikers, an ankle biter is sometimes a tick.
And so on.
"Dang ankle biter took off my whole leg!!"
ankle biter by the sane maniac February 2, 2004
Word of the Day on June 19, 2026

Male Pattern Blindness 

When a man will search for hours to find something that is laying out in the open on a table. Items are often easily found by a women.
Man: "I have been searching for hours for keys."
Woman: "You mean the ones sitting there on the coffee table?"
Man: "Where?"
Woman: "Right there in the middle of that table."
Man: "oh, must have been Male Pattern Blindness"
Male Pattern Blindness by diablo581 February 10, 2008
Word of the Day on June 18, 2026