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drinking man's degree

drinking man's degree noun: a lower second class honours or 2.2 degree.

Noun

drinking man's degree (plural not attested)

  1. (UK, humorous, informal, no plural) A lower second class honours or 2.2 degree.
    Synonyms:
    desmond

Synonyms of drinking man's degree

Origin of drinking man's degree

From the stereotype of a student who prefers to drink alcohol rather than study and attend lectures; rhymes with thinking man in terms like thinking man's crumpet.

Questions about drinking man's degree

What does drinking man's degree mean?
Drinking man's degree means a lower second class honours or 2.2 degree.
What part of speech is drinking man's degree?
Drinking man's degree is a noun.

Words near drinking man's degree in the dictionary

  1. drinking hole
  2. drinking holes
  3. drinking horn
  4. drinking horns
  5. drinking in
  6. drinking man's degree
  7. drinking off
  8. drinking one's own Kool-Aid
  9. drinking out
  10. drinking problem
  11. drinking someone under the table

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