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College Lingo 2: More New Vocabulary
By Jayce Dean Scott

 
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College Lingo 2: More New Vocabulary, Slang and Buzzwords from Today's Campuses.
 

Author Jayce Dean Scott has over 15 years' experience as a College
Advisor, Educational Consultant, and Public Speaker. He has worked
with over 4,000 students with organizational leadership, career
counseling, crisis mediation and college lifestyle coaching. He has
also been the author of over 150 non-profit fiscal development
proposals for organizations ranging from the Houston Symphony to the
National Endowment for the Arts.

Time for your second lesson in college lingo, speak and vernacular. If you are going to walk the higher-ed walk then you will definitely need to talk the campus talk. Jargon de la campuso will not satisfy your foreign language requirement, but it will help you transition easier into your new freshman world.
 
Animal House - Any fraternity house
 
Awesome Possum - exclamation of joy
 
B-POO – Bitter, Party Of One. Used to describe bitter,
loner types - ex. "Whoa. did you catch her attitude?
So B-POO!"
 
Beer goggles - term describing the effect alcohol can have
 on judgment when choosing a romantic prospect
 
Beer muscles - the drunken belief you can indeed lift any
 object or win any cat fight
 
Being Britney - girls who expose lots of skin in their
fashion statement
 
Biggie - something very important
  
Body Nazis - work out fanatics at the campus or local gym
 
Bones – leftover pizza crusts…usually found in
random and unusual places - ex. Bathroom counter top
 
Booze Snooze - the act of sleeping off a big night
or in preparation for one
 
B.A.V. - Born Again Virgins - people who after a bad
relationship or a sexual mistake "reclaim" or
deny their purity status
 
Bouya - exclamation of extreme coolness or joy in
accomplishment
 
Breaking the seal - Opening a textbook

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See Also: College Lingo 1

 

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