Reverse Dictionary: SCHOOL

ADJECTIVES
► AEGER of a student or pupil: excused from attendance at classes, etc., on account of illness → 1835 UK sl.
► BUBBLE GUM pert. to the 6th, 7th,  8th, and 9th grades in school, or to the early younger group and to the older teens → Bk1970 US students’ sl. 
► DIDACTIC having the character or manner of a teacher or instructor; characterized by giving instruction → 1658
► DIDACTIVE having the character or manner of a teacher or instructor; characterized by giving instruction → 1723
► DIDASCALAR pert. to a teacher, didactic → a1846
► DIDASCALIC of the nature of a teacher or of instruction; pert. to a teacher → 1609
► PREPPY used to denote students in a preparatory school or their characteristics, esp. immaturity → 1900 US sl.
► SHOE used to denote conformity to the dress, behaviour, or a attitudes of students at exclusive schools and colleges → 1962 US sl.
► SUBFERULARY under school discipline → 1852
► VEGIE of school subjects: of the easiest grade → 1992 Aust. sl.

NOUNS
► ABC CLASS the entry grade in a primary school → 2003 Trinidad and Tobago
► ACE the grade A → 1964 US students’ sl.
► ADVENTURE SCHOOL a school established and run as private speculation → 1832
► ANGEL FACTORY a Christian school or seminary; used derisively → 1929 Amer. sl.
► BAKER the grade B → 1960s US students’ sl.
► BARRACK SCHOOL a disparaging term applied to a large district school for poor-law children → 1894
► BASEMENT a toilet room in a public school → 1966 Amer. euphemism
► BLACKBOARD JUNGLE the school system viewed as anarchic and dealing with uncontrollable and delinquent children → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► BOOKS school, the time spent in school → 1896 Amer. dial.
► BOTH SIDES OF THE DESK the faculty and students of a school or university → 1990 US sl.
► BUMMER a difficult course → Bk1970 US students’ sl. 
► CACK SCHOOL a kindergarten or infants’ school ‘which need facilities for relief of nature constantly and instantly at hand’ → c1945 US sl.
► CALICO COURSE a course popular with female students, or one in which the social element is more prominent than the educational → 1900 Amer. dial.
► CHARGING-SCHOOL a school where tuition was paid → 1983 Amer. dial.
► CHART CLASS kindergarten; the first year of school → 1949 Amer. dial.
► CHERRY ORCHARD a woman’s college → 1966 US sl.
► CRAMMER a school or other institution that prepares pupils for exams by intensive study → 1931 sl. 
► CRAM-SHOP a school or other institution that prepares pupils for exams by intensive study → 1926 sl. 
► CROCODILE a girls’ school walking two and two in a long file; also used of a boys’ school etc. → 1891 colloq.
► DAME-SCHOOL an infant school kept by an old woman → 1852
► DANDY a grade of ‘D’ → 1965 US sl.
► DEAD SET a complete failure to learn and recite the lesson → 19C US college sl.
► DEATH CERTIFICATE a school report card → Bk1947 Amer. sl.
► EAGLE the academic grade E → 1967 Amer. students’ usage
► ENGLISH SCHOOL an elementary school → 1780 US 
► FAGGERY the system of fagging at public schools (see ‘FAG’ in nouns, person) → 1853
► FAGGING serving as a ‘fag’ in a school (see ‘FAG’ in nouns, person) → c1850 Brit. schoolboys’ sl.
► FLUNK a total failure in academic work; a grade F ..M19 US students’ sl.
► FROG DAYS days with no classes → Bk1964 US students’ sl. 
► GRAMMATICALS the subjects taught in a grammar-school; grammar → 1691 obs. exc. Sc.
► GUT ► GUT COURSE a school course that requires little effort; an easy course → 1916 Amer. students’ sl.
► GYMNASIUM a high school, college, or academy → 1691 obs.
► HEADMARK a mark of recognition given to a student for being at the head of the class, often in spelling → 1904 Amer. dial.
► HEDGE-SCHOOL orig. an open-air school, esp. in Ireland; later, an inferior type of school → hist.
► HEIFER PADDOCK a ladies’ school → Bk1892 Aust. sl.
► HOOK an academic grade of ‘C’ → 1964 Amer. students’ sl.
► IMPOSITION a literary exercise or task imposed as a punishment at school or college → 1746
► IMPOT a literary exercise or task imposed as a punishment at school or college → 1746 colloq.
► JERK a notice of being deficient in school work → Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
► KID HACK a vehicle used to transport children to school → 1982 Amer. dial.
► KID WAGON a vehicle used to transport children to school → 1917 Amer. dial.
► KNOWLEDGE BOX a school → 1844 sl.
► KNOWLEDGE FACTORY a school, college, etc., esp. one which places emphasis on vocational training or which overemphasizes factual knowledge → 1845
► KONK CLASS school → 1960s Amer. sl.
► LEARNING teaching, schooling → c1380 obs.
► LITERARY SCHOOL a public school → 1933 Amer. dial.
► LITTLE LUNCH a mid-morning break at school → 1982 Aust. sl.
► MA’AM-SCHOOL a dame-school → 1857
► MUCK-UP DAY the last day of high school where leaving students play pranks, etc. → 1994 Aust. sl.
► MURDER HOUSE a school dental clinic → 1964 NZ sl. 
► PAIR-OF-TAWSE a leather strap cut into thongs at one end, used as a schoolmaster’s instrument of punishment → 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► POENA a school exercise given as punishment → 1842 schoolchildren’s usage
► POLYTECH a school giving instruction in various technical subjects; later, an institution of higher education that offers courses mainly in technical, scientific, and vocational subjects → 1900 chiefly colloq.
► POLYTECHNIC a school giving instruction in various technical subjects; later, an institution of higher education that offers courses mainly in technical, scientific, and vocational subjects → 1836 
► PREPPER preparatory school → 1956 Brit. sl.
► PRIMER an elementary school book for teaching children to read → 1390
– a class covering one of the first years of instruction in a primary school; a child in a primary school class → 1885 chiefly NZ
► QUITUATION withdrawal from school → 1937 Amer. dial.
► RAGGED SCHOOL a free school for children of the poorest class → 1843
► RAITH a term at school; a three-monthly period of full-time education → 1826 Sc.
► RECITATION BENCH a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally → 1841 Amer. dial.
► RECITATION SEAT a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally → 1850 Amer. dial.
► RECITING BENCH a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally → 1932 Amer. dial.
► SCHOOL BREAK the end of the school year, frequently marked by a public program displaying the students’ accomplishments → 1927 Amer. dial.
► SCHOOL BREAKING the end of the school year, frequently marked by a public program displaying the students’ accomplishments → 1952 Amer. dial.
► SCHOOL a college, or university → 1767 US sl.
► SCHOOL-BELL FEVER an illness feigned to avoid having to go to school → 1967 Amer. dial.
► SCHOOL-BUS CRAMPS an illness feigned to avoid having to go to school → 1967 Amer. dial.
► SCHOOL-BUS FEVER an illness feigned to avoid having to go to school → 1967 Amer. dial.
► SIDE-SCHOOL a small school in an out-of-the-way district → 1863 Sc. obs.
► SIN BIN a school to which otherwise uneducable pupils, whose activities have disrupted their original school, are sent as a last resort → 1950s sl., orig. US
► SIXER six strokes of the cane as a school punishment → 1927 Brit. sl.
► SKATE an easy course → 1970s US students’ sl.
► SMOKE-UP an official notice that a student’s work is not up to the required standard → 1927 US sl.
► SNAP COURSE an easy course → 20C Amer. students’ sl.
► SUPER the removal of a pupil from a form or school because of age → 1902 Brit. sl.
► TABLING SCHOOL a boarding-school → 1660 obs.
► TAG the leather strap used for punishment in schools → 1809 Sc.
► TANNERY a school → 1910s Aust. sl. 
► TART CART a school bus for special education students → 1990s US teen sl. 
► TARTMOBILE a school bus for special education students → 1990s US teen sl. 
► TASK a school lesson → 1901 Eng. dial.
► TAWSE a leather strap cut into thongs at one end, used as a schoolmaster’s instrument of punishment → 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► TECH technical college → 1906 sl., orig. US
► TICKLE-TAIL that which, or one who, tickles the ‘tail’; a schoolmaster’s rod; a schoolmaster → 1785 sl.
► UNI a school uniform; pronounced ‘unny’ → 1947 UK sl.
► VALEDICTORY a valedictory oration → 1847 US
► WALK a release from a class → 1980s US students’ sl.
► ZOO the lowest grade possible → 1970s US students’ sl.

NOUNS – PERSON
► ABC BOY ‘a pupil of the very first beginning’ → 1545
► BAKES a schoolboy → Bk1891 Amer. thieves’ sl.
► BASONITE a fag, a small boy who acts in the capacity of personal servant to one of his seniors → Bk1940 Eng. public school sl.
► BATH-FLUNKEY a fag, a small boy who acts in the capacity of personal servant to one of his seniors → Bk1940 Eng. public school sl.
► BED-CHURN the boy who is the last to enter school in the morning → Bk1888 Eng. dial.
► BLACKBOARD ERASER a schoolchild who makes a special effort to get in good with the teacher in hopes of getting a better grade → 1967 Amer. dial.
► BOOBY a schoolchild singled out in a class, school, etc., as being the most lacking in ability or intelligence; a dunce → 1844
► BOUBIE the lowest in a class at school → Bk1911 Sc.
► BUG a schoolboy, esp. of the stated sort, such as a ‘new bug’ → 1909 Brit. schoolboys’ sl.
► CAD a servant at a university or public school → 1830s
– an academy or prep school student → M19 US students’ sl.
– a term of contempt applied to non-school or non-university men → Bk1891 university usage
► CRAB an unsociable student or teacher → Bk1934 students’ sl.
► DAY-BUG a day-boy → L19 schoolboys’ sl.
► DEMOTO someone who is unmotivated and not doing well in school → 20C teen & high school sl.
► DILLER a dull, dilatory schoolboy → Bk1900 Eng. dial.
► DITTY-BOPPER a person with a high school appearance or attitude → Bk1966 US students’ sl. 
► DULT a dolt; a dunce; the boy at the bottom of a class or form → 1825 Sc.
► DUX a leader, a chief; the head pupil in a class or division in a school → a1832
► FAG a lower-classman, typically a freshman, who is compelled to perform  various duties for an upperclassman; in English public schools: a junior who performs certain duties for a senior; also, a drudge → 1785
► FAKI a title given in Africa to schoolmasters → 1872
► FLUNKEE one who is expelled, due to failing examinations → 1920s sl.
► FLUNKER one who regularly fails their examinations or recitations → L19 US students’ sl.
► FLUNKEY ► FLUNKY one who is expelled, due to failing examinations → 1920s sl.
► GIPPO ► GYPO ► GYPPO ► JIPPO an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild → 1990s UK juvenile sl.
► GITES boys attending the lowest class of a school or academy → 1824 Sc.
► GYPPY an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild → 1990s UK juvenile sl.
► HOUSEMISTRESS a woman responsible for the welfare of pupils in a school or similar institution, esp. one for girls → 1884
► LAG a ‘fag’ (in English public schools: a junior who performs certain duties for a senior) → 1881 Brit. sl.
► MASTER the boy whom another serves as a ‘fag’ → 1833 Brit. public school usage
► MONITRESS a female school pupil assigned disciplinary or other special responsibilities; a female monitor → 1795
► NEW-BUG a new boy → Bk1902 Marlborough School usage
► OLD MAN a senior figure, the boss, a commanding officer; a headmaster → 1823 sl., orig. US
► POLLY a prefect → L19 UK school sl.
► PREPPIE ► PREPPY a pupil at a preparatory school → 1970 US sl.
► PUPIL-MASTER a schoolmaster → 1850 obs.
► QUEEN the boy or girl holding the second place in class at school → 1867 Eng. dial.
► SAP a hard worker → L18 UK school sl.
► SAPPER a hard worker → L18 UK school sl.
► SCHOOL-CALLANT a schoolboy → 1851 Sc.
► SCHOOL-FERE a schoolmate; a fellow pupil → 1826 Sc.
► SCHOOLIE a schoolgirl → 1970s sl.
► SCHOOL-WEAN a schoolchild → 1865 Sc.
► SCRUD the junior member of a school → 1990s UK juvenile sl.
► SNEAK a schoolchild who tells tales or informs on his or her fellows → 1840 UK school sl.
► SUBSTANCE at Westminster School: an older pupil who is responsible for the proper conduct of a new boy, called his ‘shadow’ → 1845
► SUCK an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant; a schoolchild who curries favour with teachers → 1900 sl.
► UPPER a pupil of the upper school → 1929 Brit. public schools’ sl. 
► VALEDICTORIAN in colleges, academies, etc.: the student, male or female, appointed on grounds of merit to deliver the valedictory oration on Commencement day → 1847 US
► VICTOR the head pupil or dux of a school → c1700 Sc. obs.
► WARDEN a school principal → 1954 US sl.
► ZOID a schoolchild who has been rejected by his or her peers → 1986 sl.

PHRASES
► FRESH OFF THE IRONS newly graduated from university; just left school; hence, inexperienced, brand new → L17 sl.
► SIX OF THE BEST six strokes of the cane as a school punishment → 1912 Brit. sl.

VERBS
► ACE ► ACE IT to manage a difficult situation successfully, esp. to score a grade of A on an examination or in a course → 1955 US sl., orig. students’ usage
► BUNK to be expelled from (public) school → L19 sl.
► EAT IT to do very poorly on an exam, etc. → 1968 US sudents’ sl.
► FAG in public schools: to do menial jobs for a schoolfellow higher up in the school; to perform certain services for another → 1806
► FAG OUT to serve as a ‘fag’ → c1840 Brit. schoolboys’ sl.
► FESS among students: to fail in recitation; to admit that one it not prepared to recite → 1834 Amer. dial.
► FLAIL to do poorly on or fail a test; to mess up → 20C teen & high school sl.
► FLUNK to fail in an examination → 1837 sl., orig. & chiefly US
– to be dismissed or dismissed on the grounds of academic failure → M19 US students’ sl.
► GET GOOD NOTES in Quebec: to get good marks or grades → 2002 Can.
► HIT THE CEILING to fail in examination → 1900 Amer. sl.
► HOOK to receive a grade of ‘C’ on or for → 1976 Amer. students’ sl.
► KEEP of school: to be in session; to commence → 1845 Amer. dial.
► LAY OUT of school: to be in recess → 1976 Amer. dial.
► LEAVE OUT of school: to let out, to be dismissed → 1935 Amer. dial.
► MAKE A MASH to please a teacher → 1900s US college sl.
► QUITUATE to leave school or college before the end of the course; to quit school → 1889 Amer. dial.
► SAP to work overly hard → L18 UK school sl.
► SWANK to work hard at school or university → L19 sl.
► TAKE GAS to do badly → 1960s US college sl.
► TAKE IN SCHOOL to open school → 1875 Amer. dial.
► TIB to slip out; to escape unobserved from school or house; to break bounds → 1840 school sl.
► TIBBLE to slip out; to escape unobserved from school or house; to break bounds → 1840 school sl.