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sophomore 

The forgotten year of high school. The freshmen are busy being freshmen: preppy girls freaking out about every grade they get, others just being generally immature. The juniors are busy with homework, and trying to get better grades so they can go to college. The seniors are busy partying and generally having a good time. No one really cares about the sophomores. In conversations with adults, when you tell them that you are a sophomore, they have nothing to say to you. It's not "a big change from middle school", you havent started thinking about colleges, and you havent applied to colleges. And thats all adults care about. Contributing to the suckyness is the fact that you have 2 more years after this one, and for a year the only thing you are looking foreward to is getting your license, which you feel you are thisclose to getting for the entire year.
Adult: What grade are you in?
Freshman: I'm a freshman.
Adult: Do you like high school? Is it very different from junior high school? Are you getting good grades?

Adult: What grade are you in?
Junior: I'm a junior.
Adult: What's your GPA? Have you started thinking about colleges? Are you bringing your grades up so you can get into college?

Adult: What grade are you in?
Senior: I'm a senior.
Adult: What colleges did you apply to? What do you want to major in?

Adult: What grade are you in?
Sophomore: I'm a sophomore.
Adult: Oh. (has nothing else to say)

Kid: What grade are you in?
Sophomore: I'm a sophomore.
Kid: Oh, that sucks for you.
sophomore by bobbertttttttt November 29, 2007

Sophomore Scruff 

Sparse facial hair grown by high school students. Students reject the idea that they don't have a real beard and they grow out the sparse facial hairs making them look like an idiot.
Did you see John's sophomore scruff it looks like he glued pubic hair in random places on his face.
Sophomore Scruff by timd1234 October 6, 2010

Sophomore 

Someone who has successfully survived their freshmen yeah of high school. 9 times out of 10 absolutely hate freshmen even though three months ago they were freshmen themselves. This is usually because the now junior class was mean to them creating a never ending cycle of high school tradition and stupidity.
Last year she was so timid and shy....but now she's a sophomore.
Sophomore by Mary-kate August 24, 2006

Sophomore Effect

The act of becoming a sophomore in high school and hating on freshmen just because you are now a sophomore.
Howard: Hey Jonny, don't you just hate freshman now that we're sophomores?

Jonny: No not really, you must be experiencing the sophomore effect

Howard: Fuck you
Sophomore Effect by wafflegalaxy September 3, 2012

Sophomore Syndrome 

When an upperclassmen in high school is attracted to a sophomore, they have caught a case of Sophomore Syndrome. Any flirting, nude-sending, or exchanges of looks are affiliated with Sophomore Syndrome.
She used to say that she would never date a sophomore, but little did she know she already had Sophomore Syndrome.
Sophomore Syndrome by cocoflirt November 23, 2018

sophomore year 

The first legit year of high school. This is the year when you start to have a more authentic high school experience unlike freshman year. Most people are turning 16, you can get your license, get a job, and have a lot more independence overall. Classes are harder than the year before, more is expected of you. You kind of have to have some idea of what college you want to go to so you can a head start on requirements etc. despite all the hype of not being a freshman anymore, you're still not really an "upperclassmen" until junior year. unfortunately.
Freshman: "Eh, I hate being a freshman, it's boring and basically like 8th grade."

Sophomore: "It'll get better. Next year you can get your drivers license and stuff. sophomore year is where it's at."
sophomore year by Feely7 January 25, 2011