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rides the short bus

rides the short bus is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ride the short bus.

Meaning of ride the short bus

Verb

ride the short bus (third-person singular simple present rides the short bus, present participle riding the short bus, simple past rode the short bus, past participle ridden the short bus)

  1. (US, derogatory, idiomatic, slang) To participate in a special education program, such as for those with learning disabilities.
  2. (US, derogatory, idiomatic, slang) To require a special education program, as though one were learning-disabled.
    • […] complete with golden shag carpet on the floor and Christian rock posters on the wall for the poor kids forced to ride the short bus of Christian culture […]2006, Mark Driscoll, Confessions of a Reformission Rev

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What is rides the short bus the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rides the short bus is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ride the short bus.

Words near rides the short bus in the dictionary

  1. rides the high horse
  2. rides the pine
  3. rides the rail
  4. rides the rails
  5. rides the rods
  6. rides the short bus
  7. rides the three-legged mare
  8. rides the tiger
  9. rides the wave
  10. rides to hounds
  11. rides up

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