- I’m going to take a humanities course next semester just to get my distro credits out of the way.
Distro
clipping noun
Shorthand for ‘distribution,” especially in reference to distribution credits required for graduation, i.e. credits across different disciplines.
Etymology : Clipping of the word ‘distribution.’ The case in which it’s applied here is another indication that neological development often happens on college campuses, similar to how “exam” was originally a clipping of ‘examination’ first used by students at Oxford University.
Source : Heard in conversation between two Rice University students, October of 2020.
Last modified: 19 November 2020