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academic bulimia

academic bulimia noun: an approach to test-taking in which information is memorized shortly before the test and then quickly forgotten afterwards.

Noun

academic bulimia (uncountable)

  1. An approach to test-taking in which information is memorized shortly before the test and then quickly forgotten afterwards.
    • The founder, Chad Woodburn, is a good friend of mine, a man of high personal character and scholarship who believes in real learning, not just regurgitation of memorized material. (Which he refers to as academic bulimia.)1999 April 2, Trn0, “Re: I am thinking about taking some theology classes”, in christnet.theology (Usenet)

Questions about academic bulimia

What does academic bulimia mean?
Academic bulimia means an approach to test-taking in which information is memorized shortly before the test and then quickly forgotten afterwards.
What part of speech is academic bulimia?
Academic bulimia is a noun.

Words near academic bulimia in the dictionary

  1. academial
  2. academian
  3. academians
  4. academic
  5. academic art
  6. academic bulimia
  7. academic costume
  8. academic costumes
  9. academic disciplines
  10. academic freedom
  11. academic freedoms

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