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gentlemen's Cs

gentlemen's Cs is the plural of gentleman's C.

Meaning of gentleman's C

Noun

gentleman's C (plural gentleman's Cs or gentlemen's Cs)

  1. An academic pass grade unfairly awarded to an otherwise failing student because of social advantages, such as a privileged family background.
    • As a scholar, he was content to squeak by, passing his courses with a "gentleman's C" and an occasional B.1992, Russell Freedman, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 20

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What is gentlemen's Cs the plural of?
Gentlemen's Cs is the plural of gentleman's C.

Words near gentlemen's Cs in the dictionary

  1. gentlemen's agreement
  2. gentlemen's agreements
  3. gentlemen's bets
  4. gentlemen's club
  5. gentlemen's clubs
  6. gentlemen's Cs
  7. gentlemen's gentlemen
  8. gentlemen's measures
  9. gentlemen's room
  10. gentlemen's rooms
  11. gentlemen-at-arms

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