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Leaving Certs

Leaving Certs is the plural of Leaving Cert.

Meaning of Leaving Cert

Noun

Leaving Cert (plural Leaving Certs)

  1. (Ireland, slang) A student in their 6th year of secondary school.
    • As we passed some of the Leaving Certs clustered heavily on the middle corridor, their arms wrapped around their books and Norma Bolton said, 'who's wearing the flyspray?' 'Don't take any notice,' Colette said. 'They're only jealous.2013 June 6, Martina Evans, Midnight Feast, Bloom Books, →ISBN

Questions about Leaving Certs

What is Leaving Certs the plural of?
Leaving Certs is the plural of Leaving Cert.

Words near Leaving Certs in the dictionary

  1. leaving be
  2. leaving behind
  3. Leaving Cert
  4. Leaving Certificate
  5. Leaving Certificates
  6. Leaving Certs
  7. leaving do
  8. leaving dos
  9. leaving for dead
  10. leaving group
  11. leaving groups

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