Education Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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dormcest n. When asked if living together has brought sexual tension into their friendship, Mr. Danzig said “no” flatly, and Dewar said the same, emphatically. Neither report any awkward or indelicate moments, but when both genders use the same bathroom on the floor not much remains secret. Dating neighbors—known as “hallcest” or “dormcest”—is courting disaster given such close quarters, says Danzig. [English Education Relationships Sex & Sexuality Youth Slang] [full cite] (Jan. 4, 2007)

double dosing n. This school year EHS began doing what is called “double dosing” in math for ninth-grade students. Double dosing is a method by which students take two math classes, one being specifically for reinforcing concepts taught in the first math class. [English Education Jargon] [full cite] (Apr. 11, 2006)

double-f school n. The Smart School in Lauderhill, flagged by school district officials Tuesday as a possible “double-F” school, has struggled since it opened in 1999 as Broward’s first charter middle school. [Florida English Education Jargon] [full cite] (May. 1, 2004)

double-f school n. There are six D schools in Escambia County, and there is one “double F” school—Carver/Century K-8 School. [Florida English Education Jargon] [full cite] (May. 1, 2004)

double-f school n. Schools in “certain” neighborhoods still have fewer advanced classes, more broken equipment, older facilities and less community involvement. They tend, in the parlance of modern education, to be Double-F schools, too. [Florida English Education Jargon] [full cite] (May. 1, 2004)

doul n. Douling, my clever friends told me, derived from the Greek word for a slave, and in your first two years at school you could be compelled to do almost any task by either a House prefect—they were called monitors—or your study monitor. These tasks could range from boiling an egg to giving someone a hand job. Monitors summoned douls by stepping into the corridor and yelling either “Dddooooooouuuuuuulll” or “Doul doul doul doul doul doul.” [ Language English Place United Kingdom Register Slang Subject Education] [full cite] (Oct. 15, 2005)

douling n. Douling, my clever friends told me, derived from the Greek word for a slave, and in your first two years at school you could be compelled to do almost any task by either a House prefect—they were called monitors—or your study monitor. These tasks could range from boiling an egg to giving someone a hand job. Monitors summoned douls by stepping into the corridor and yelling either “Dddooooooouuuuuuulll” or “Doul doul doul doul doul doul. [ Language English Place United Kingdom Register Slang Subject Education] [full cite] (Oct. 15, 2005)

drill and kill n. Instead of a traditional worksheet of problems, known in teacherese as “drill and kill,” they were playing a game of dominoes, and learning at the same time. [ Language English Register Jargon Subject Education] [full cite] (Dec. 23, 2005)

drill and kill v. phr. She said teachers spend too much time “teaching to the test” or as they call it, “drill and kill.” [English Education Colloquial] [full cite] (Jan. 15, 2007)

dropout factory n. Tonia Causey-Bush, a district administrator, said districts with significant dropout numbers are often called “dropout factories,” but that’s an incorrect label for Rialto Unified. [English Education] [full cite] (Aug. 15, 2008)

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