S/E
Science and Engineering Major at Rice University Slang to separate the Academic Divisions of Rice: Archis, Musis, Academs, and S/Es. Each student at Rice can claim to be apart of one of More…
SE
A student of science or engineering. SE is common slang among Rice students for someone studying science and engineering. Its use here along with ‘academ’ quickly More…
Se
gender neutral subjective pronoun. Se is an option for people who are neither male nor female but prefer a less dehumanizing pronoun than it. =Se ate a ham sandwich. Etymology : Blend More…
Sea Lawyer
One who attempts to shirk responsibility or blame through trivial technicalities. This word is used chiefly in the Navy and at the Naval Academy to describe a midshipman or officer who uses More…
Seaning
(eponym) 1. too feel extremely lazy 2. To sleep for 15 hours straight. =This is an eponym based off of a roommate of mine named Sean (will not disclose his last name) suffixed with –ing More…
search
A search engine; an online resource for searching. This was derived through clipping, clipping the word engine from the end of the phrase search engine. Although the word search used as a More…
seatjack
To steal someone's seat. =A term that takes the word carjack for stealing cars and applies to the word seat as in stealing seats. Carjack is broken up where the car is dropped, and More…
Secadem
a Rice student whose double majoring in both Group I or II and III. ="Are you an S/E or an academy?" "Actually, both. I am a secadem." =Conversation
Sectionalize
To hold a sectional rehearsal for a musical section. It was used to shorten the phrase “hold a sectional” and it’s easier to say =The trumpets are going to sectionalize More…
Securitize
Incorrect form of to make more secure. Bush is a moron. =The US must help Russia securitize the dismantling of the nuclear warheads. Etymology : Sort of zero derivation in being a verb More…
see your guts
to vomit; to throw up =The term is used to refer to someone who is vomiting. There is a metonymic shift in the fact that when the person is puking, their guts are not actually coming out More…
SEE-YOU-NEXT-THURSDAY
a euphemistical term referring to a ‘cunt.’ [See = C, you = U, next = N, Tuesday = T] Rather than using the somewhat taboo word ‘cunt,’ she used this word. =Oh, More…
segway
Transition, esp. from one topic to another in speech; an introduction to a subject ('a segway into the future', 'a segway into the next chapter') This is a semantic change (metaphor) from More…
semesterized
This term is used to describe the state of being adapted to measuring the passing of time in terms of semesters Origin: The root noun semester is combined with a generic verb morpheme More…
Senating
the act of performing the duties of a senator =The term “senating” came from the comical desire to refer to the act of being a senator. In this sense, it was created to follow the pattern More…
sending
climbing to the top of a rock-climbing wall possible reason used: The rock-climbing speech community probably uses this word to say what they mean faster than by saying the entire phrase More…
senior ride
(noun) A lethargic state of feeling not doing any work during the senior year at college =Compounded from (senior) + free-(ride). This word is very popular in college students. Seniors who More…
senioritis
the pattern of reduced studying, effort, and meaning that accompanies senior year Every senior has experienced this phenomenon that comes with nearing graduation. A slang term was needed More…
seniorosis
extreme laziness and lack of motivation due to senior status reason used: better explains the condition commonly referred to as senioritis Talking about our affliction with senioritis and More…