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underwater basket weaving

underwater basket weaving noun: a college or high school course or major that is easy and absurd but will not result in finding a job or contributing anything valuable to society.

Noun

underwater basket weaving (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, informal) A college or high school course or major that is easy and absurd but will not result in finding a job or contributing anything valuable to society.
    • Sure, somewhere out there, college slackers were taking broom ball and underwater basket weaving.2005 September 15, The Columbus Dispatch

Synonyms of underwater basket weaving

Questions about underwater basket weaving

What does underwater basket weaving mean?
Underwater basket weaving means a college or high school course or major that is easy and absurd but will not result in finding a job or contributing anything valuable to society.
What part of speech is underwater basket weaving?
Underwater basket weaving is a noun.

Words near underwater basket weaving in the dictionary

  1. underwash
  2. underwashed
  3. underwashes
  4. underwashing
  5. underwater
  6. underwater basket weaving
  7. underwater hockey
  8. underwater lake
  9. underwater rugby
  10. underwatered
  11. underwatering

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