drinking man's degree

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Definition of drinking man's degree in English English dictionary

A lower second class honours or 2.2 degree

Hyphenation

drink·ing man's de·gree

Turkish pronunciation

drîngkîng mänz dîgri

Synonyms

desmond

Pronunciation

/ˈdrəɴɢkəɴɢ ˈmanz dəˈgrē/ /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈmænz dɪˈɡriː/

Etymology

() From the stereotype of a student who prefers to drink alcohol rather than study and attend lectures; rhymes with thinking man in terms like thinking man's crumpet.