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Academic Sludge

1. Unnecessary or useless busy work from university requirements.

2. Work related to something useful but is too high in volume.

3. Useless "academic" or "journalistic" writings, such as:
"What pronouns for Pepper? A Critical Review of Gender/ing in Research" by Katie Seaborn.

"Why climate change is inherently racist" by Jeremy Williams
1. "Why are you in Mongolian throat singing? I thought you were an engineer; isn't that just academic sludge?" "The university requires five art credits to graduate."

2. "Bro, are you done with the homework for Chemistry? The Prof gave us an entire Packet with 50 questions!" "Yes, but at that point, it's just academic sludge."

3. "Did you finish annotating the English excerpt about racist mountain names?" "No, I'm not reading that academic sludge"
by HelldiverDropPod February 16, 2025
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Academic Comeback

An academic comeback refers to a student's significant improvement or recovery in their academic performance after a period of poor grades, struggles, or setbacks. It often involves renewed focus, better study habits, and overcoming obstacles such as failing grades, personal challenges, or academic probation.
After failing his first year of college, Jake made an impressive academic comeback by improving his study habits and earning straight A’s the following semester
by big veiny ahh dih February 17, 2025
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Academic Freak

A person that gains sexual satisfaction from obtaining new information or learning something new. Particularly in an academic setting.
Did you see Moah got bricked up in class today?

Yeah, I heard that he's an Academic Freak!
by BudsonBaggy April 6, 2025
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Academic Freak

A person who experiences sexual arousal or erotic excitement from gaining an academic achievement or by the act of learning.
Why were you so hard in class today?
IDK bro, I must be an academic freak!
by BudsonBaggy May 4, 2025
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Academic dhokha

When the question manipulates you to overthink and finally fuck up for what is supposed to be a very easy answer.

Origin- Hindi

Widely used for NEET, JEE aspirant students
Vinay fell straight into the academic dhokha for which he lost a couple of marks.
by Theguywhoishigh May 28, 2024
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Academic Shotgun

An academic shotgun is someone who excels academically in all fields and to some extent, even helps their peers succeed as well.
Julie: Yooooo Peter's exam score was CRAZYY!!! Anyway I have another exam coming up, he said he would help me prepare for it.
William: Yep he's an Academic Shotgun.
by izzuuu May 29, 2024
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Academical

A slang derogatory term to describe an Engineer or upper Management. It can also be used to describe their proposed solution to a problem.

as an adjective -- insufferably obtuse
as a noun -- an un-entertaining charlatan

It is intended to imply the person is a charlatan with no real world experience and only theoretical understanding of how to do a job. It is a professional and eloquent way of calling someone “Ignorant with no real world experience.” It is especially amusing when it goes over the person's head and they are oblivious to the major insult you gave them. It is also used to imply that although their book says it is theoretically possible. Real world experienced people know there is no way in hell it will work or it is completely unnecessary. You are astounded at their unprecedented level of ignorance and their lack of experience is shockingly apparent. They refuse to listen to your opinion because you do not have a degree like them and they look down on you even though you graduated from the school of hard knocks. You reluctantly agree to do it their way because you have front row seats to the colossal snafu that is about to unfold or you are making a lot of money doing unnecessary work. You do dread hearing the workers insufferable grumbling about how stupid of an idea it is or or how much of a complete waste of time it is.
Engineers with no hands-on experience are purely academical.

Person A: I do not understand how it does not fit. It is built to the drawings.

Person B: The drawings are academical. On paper it should theoretically work but there a lot of factors the calculations don't factor.
by Construction trash May 31, 2024
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