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

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hallcest 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)

hand-over-hand n. He seemed to like doing that too, even though to get him to paste the words on oak tag, the teacher had to use a technique called “hand-over-hand,” which is just about as discouraging as it sounds. [English Education Jargon] [full cite] (May. 1, 2008)

handle n. The track’s purses are some of the worst in the United States, and the handle—track terminology for the amount of money bet—ranks poorly. [Education Gambling Money & Finance Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jul. 12, 2004)

HBCU n. long with other bands from historically black colleges and universities, or H.B.C.U.‘s, it is an example of a robust vernacular American musical form that serves a social function and isn’t aiming at commercial success. [English Education Race Acronym] [full cite] (Sep. 8, 2007)

hierarchical dualism n. While English teachers regularly deal with disadvantaged groups in the classroom, homosexuality and AIDS were largely ignored. To remedy this situation, she said (in the jargon much loved by educrats): “I am proposing that this new form of hierarchical dualism can and should be resisted and challenged.” [Education Jargon] [full cite] (Jun. 7, 2004)

high touch adj. “If we go high tech, we’re also going to go high touch,” he said, referring to what he said would be an increased contact between pupil and teacher. [English Education Jargon] [full cite] (Aug. 17, 2007)

ho-wop n. Called ho-wop, the vocals are crooning and the beats smooth but the lyrics will not win any decency awards. Arguably the first song of its kind is Eamon Doyle’s F*** It (I Don’t Want You Back), a harsh break-up song liberally studded with swear words. [Education Entertainment Music] [full cite] (Jul. 14, 2004)

hothouse v. The practice known as “hothousing” has become common as the Los Angeles Unified School District accommodates delays in its $14 billion construction program.…Students at five of the schools will be “hothoused,” starting class Sept. 6 at another location until their campuses are ready to be occupied. Students at three schools will attend class on altered calendars so that construction can be completed. [English Architecture Education] [full cite] (Aug. 27, 2005)

Kelly hour n. Education Secretary Ruth Kelly will set out her personal vision for a £680 million programme to transform schools into community centres on Monday.…A senior Education Department source said the changes will be known as “Kelly hours”—just as teacher training days are called “Baker days” after Tory former minister Lord Baker. [English United Kingdom Education] [full cite] (Jun. 20, 2005)

lagniappe semester n. Tulane will be running a second spring term starting in mid-May (dubbed, in local parlance, a “Lagniappe Semester”) to keep students on track for graduation. [Lousiana English Education] [full cite] (Apr. 20, 2006)

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