Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Pop term of the day:
professional student

professional student

Person who receives multiple degrees and keeps taking courses instead of holding a profession related to the degrees earned. Can be a compliment or an insult depending on the speaker.

Ex. 1: a compliment

"Man, I think you're so cool for writing a dissertation on Mesoamerican maize fertilization. You're a real professional student!"

Ex.2 an insult:

"Hey Jack, won't you get a real job and quit being a professional student?"


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