Words that mean something totally different in college
College is a magical place where you have effectively all the freedom of an adult, with none of the responsibility. And as a result, college life isn’t quite the same as life outside it, and some words as a result mean something slightly different than they do in the real world. Here is a list of some of these words.
1. Repeats
Outside College: Does or says something again, or more than once.
In College: To be avoided at all costs. Will ruin any plans you have at the end of the summer if you don’t.
2. Reading
Outside College: Taking in something that is written down.
In College: Something your lecturer tells you to complete in between lectures, that you never ever do.
3. Guest List
Outside College: A list of names of the people invited to an event or party.
In College: A magical list that gets you in free to night clubs on a certain weekday.
4. Champagne
Outside College: A region of France that produces some of the most expensive sparkling wine in the world.
In College: Some really cheap bottle of prosecco or something similar that are sometimes on offer to people who bring a birthday party to a night club.
5. Drink
Outside College: To take in and consume liquid.
In College: Anything with alcohol in it.
6. Arts
Outside College: An outlet of human expression that includes literature, music, dance, painting, photography and film.
In College: A degree that is the butt of an awful lot of jokes, and for good reason.
7. Food
Outside College: Any substance consumed to provide nutrition to the body.
In College: Whatever leftover takeaway is in the fridge from the night before. See also: half a box of corn flakes. Eaten dry.
8. Study
Outside College: To devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of a certain subject.
In College: Something you should be doing instead of flicking endlessly through Facebook and watching the tenth episode of your favourite tv show in a row.
9. Assignment
Outside College: A task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study.
In College: Something that you will not, under any circumstances, start until the night before it is due.
10. Research
Outside College: Investigate a number of reliable and related sources systematically
In College: Look up the Wikipedia page on the topic and name the sources of the page as your reference material.
11. Clean
Outside College: Free from dirt, marks, or stains
In College: All of the empty bottles and cans from the night before are in a big bag beside the bin outside.
12. Being Late
Outside College: Arriving to something after the expected or desired time.
In College: Not an issue.
13. Bed
Outside College: Somewhere to sleep and sometimes make love to man/woman of your dreams.
In College: Your best friend.
14. Drunk
Outside College: To have consumed enough alcohol that your speech, balance and thought process are somewhat impaired.
In College: Passed out in a dark corner of whatever night club you got free into, cradling a bottle of that “champagne”.
15. A House
Outside College: A building that one or more people, often a family, lives together.
In College: Somewhere to drink.
16. Library
Outside College: A building that stores books/CDs/films that the public are allowed to borrow for a certain amount of time.
In College: Somewhere to sleep and pretend that you’re studying.
17. Central Heating
Outside College: The method by which a lot of modern houses are heated during the winter months.
In College: What’s that?
18. Being Broke
Outside College: Not having any money, and struggling to make end’s meet.
In College: Not having any money, but still managing to go out three times a week.
19. Early Start
Outside College: Getting up before 8am.
In College: Getting up before noon.
20. Summer
Outside College: The warmest months of the year when people often go on holidays.
In College: The months in between the end and start of college, when you struggle to find a job and spend too much time in front of the tv doing nothing.
21. WiFi
Outside College: A facility allowing computers, smartphones, or other devices to connect to the Internet or communicate with one another wirelessly within a particular area.
In College: More important than the air you breathe.
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