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Work, Success & Motivation - School Life

Here you will find slang about school life, covering terms students use for classes, homework, and social experiences in education.

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Work, Success & Motivation
teacher's pet

someone who is considered the teacher's favorite student and therefore has advantage over others in the classroom

Ex: Everyone thought she was the teacher's pet because she always got extra help. 
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class clown

a student who jokes around and disrupts class to get laughs

Ex: He's the class clown, always making the teacher sigh. 
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curve killer

a student who scores so high on an exam that they ruin the grading curve for everyone else

Ex: Don't sit next to the curve killer; you'll just feel bad. 
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band kid
band kid
[noun]

a student in school band or orchestra, often seen as quirky or overly into band life

Ex: He's such a band kid, always lugging that trombone around. 
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jock
jock
[noun]

a male student athlete, often stereotyped as sporty but not academic

Ex: He's the classic jock, always in a letterman jacket. 
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gunner
gunner
[noun]

someone who's aggressively competitive, especially in school or sports

Ex: That med student's a total gunner, always answering first. 
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safe
safe
[Adjective]

easy-going or lenient, often used to describe a teacher

Ex: Don't stress, our math teacher's safe. 
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chill teacher

a teacher who is easy-going and well liked by students

Ex: Everyone says Mr. Lee's the chill teacher on campus. 
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mean girl
mean girl
[noun]

a girl who tries to boost her social status by bullying or being cliquey, often in high school

Ex: She's a mean girl, always putting others down. 
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GPA booster

an easy class taken mainly to improve one's grade point average

Ex: She's taking art as a GPA booster this semester. 
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easy A
easy A
[noun]

a class that's known to be simple to pass or earn a high grade in

Ex: I'm taking history; it's an easy A. 
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Zoom fatigue

mental and physical exhaustion caused by too many video calls or online classes

Ex: I'm feeling serious Zoom fatigue after today's classes. 
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hoco
hoco
[noun]

short for "homecoming," the annual school event with a dance and festivities

Ex: Are you going to hoco this year? 
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promposal
promposal
[noun]

a creative or elaborate way of asking someone to prom

Ex: He made a huge banner for his promposal. 
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D for diploma

a grade just high enough to pass a class or requirement, often earned with minimal effort

Ex: He managed a D for diploma in chemistry. 
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brain dump

the act of quickly offloading all memorized knowledge, typically during a test

Ex: I did a brain dump as soon as the exam started. 
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to [phone] it in

to do something with minimal effort or enthusiasm

Ex: He totally phoned it in on the group project. 
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to bone up

to study or prepare intensively for something

Ex: I need to bone up on chemistry before the test. 
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to slack off

to deliberately avoid work or put in minimal effort

Ex: Emily is slacking off this last semester. 
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to [pull] an all-nighter

to stay awake all night, usually to study, work, or complete a task

Ex: I had to pull an all-nighter to finish my research paper before the deadline. 
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to [hit] the books

to study in a determined and serious manner

Ex: I have an exam tomorrow, so I need to hit the books tonight. 
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to [crack] a book

to open a book and study, often implying one rarely does so

Ex: I haven't cracked a book all semester. 
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