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two percenter

two percenter noun: a student of Texas A&M University who only attends classes and does not participate in student activities or traditions.

Noun

two percenter (plural two percenters)

  1. (US, informal) A student of Texas A&M University who only attends classes and does not participate in student activities or traditions.
    • "Those are the 'two percenters,' " Becky said of the students who ran on the field, "the two percent of Aggie students who don't have the spirit."1992, Edward Zuckerman, Small Fortunes: Two Guys in Pursuit of the American Dream, page 102
    • Students who forgo Midnight Yell and other traditional activities are dismissed as "2 percenters."2005, U.S. News Guide, America's Best Colleges, page 41

Examples of two percenter in a sentence

  • Detractor two percenters diminish momentum.2016, Barry Bauerschlag, Aggie Spirit 101: Greater Love:
  • She’s a proud “two percenter,” as they call such people in College Station.2017 October, “An Oral History of Watching (and Not Watching) the Last Three Innings of That Crazy Astros Game”, in Texas Monthly:

Forms of two percenter

pluraltwo percenters

Questions about two percenter

What does two percenter mean?
Two percenter means a student of Texas A&M University who only attends classes and does not participate in student activities or traditions.
How do you use two percenter in a sentence?
Detractor two percenters diminish momentum.
What part of speech is two percenter?
Two percenter is a noun.
What is the plural of two percenter?
The plural of two percenter is two percenters.

Words near two percenter in the dictionary

  1. two pennies
  2. two pennies to rub together
  3. two pennies' worth
  4. two pennorth
  5. two pennorths
  6. two percenter
  7. two percenters
  8. two pesos
  9. two pips
  10. two plus two equals five
  11. two points

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