COLLEGE
(also see UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL, STUDENT)
NOUNS
1691 — GYMNASIUM a college, academy, or high school → obs.
1870 — GYP-ROOM a room where the ‘gyps’ (college servants) keep table furniture, etc. → Cambridge usage
1910 — LETTER a letter worn on one’s clothing that indicates success in college sports → US sl.
1932 — SIWASH a small, second-rate college → Amer. dial.
1966 — CHERRY ORCHARD a girls’ college → US sl. (Bk.)
1968 — VALENTINE in college: a notification of academic deficiency → US sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
1847 — SALUTATORIAN in American schools and colleges, the student who delivers the ‘salutatory’ oration at the annual commencement day exercises → US
1934 — B.W.O.C. a socially prominent college woman; a ‘big woman on campus’ → Amer. students’ sl.
1940 — BULL OF THE WOODS the president or dean of a college → African-American sl., derogatory
1969 — GNOME a campus employee, esp. ground keepers, janitors, and kitchen help (Bk.)
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