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Definition of an all but dissertation
all but dissertation
noun
- a student who has completed all parts of advanced education with the exception of completing, presenting, and defending their dissertation. The acronym ABD is also used.
- See more words with the same meaning: school (related to).
Last edited on May 02 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 11 2010.
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Other terms relating to 'school (related to)': | |
Definitions include: related to or similar to a fraternity. | |
Definitions include: a person who has not had their first kiss or has never French kissed. | |
Definitions include: studious. | |
Definitions include: "goes in to". | |
Definitions include: a beginner's course. | |
Definitions include: a hidden piece of paper with information used to cheat on a test. | |
Definitions include: pejorative term for a male in a fraternity, or a male who acts like a male in a fraternity. | |
Definitions include: of or relating to stereotypes of fraternity life. | |
Definitions include: a hidden piece of paper with information used to cheat on a test. | |
Definitions include: acronym for "all but dissertation". | |
Definitions include: an introductory geology course at a college. | |
Definitions include: See all-nighter. | |
Definitions include: to study to excess or to be over-competitive in school-work. | |
Definitions include: alternate spelling of "school". | |
Definitions include: abbreviated form of "professor". | |
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Other terms relating to 'all': | |
Definitions include: a penis. | |
Definitions include: acronym for "all but dissertation". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "all day I dream about sex". | |
Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up." | |
Definitions include: to say. | |
Definitions include: See be all about. | |
Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action. | |
Definitions include: what was previously expected to happen may not. | |
Definitions include: the feeling when you defecate huge and your anus is stretched. | |
Definitions include: communication saying that trouble is no longer present, or that previously delayed plans can continue on their original course. | |
Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc. | |
Definitions include: clumsy. | |
Definitions include: in functioning order or at a level of acceptability; "fine". | |
Definitions include: "all good." | |
Definitions include: A male who is known for being adored by many females. | |
Other terms relating to 'but': | |
Definitions include: acronym for "all but dissertation". | |
Definitions include: to be okay; not a big concern. | |
Definitions include: to almost happen, but not. | |
Definitions include: everything. | |
Definitions include: A person walking towards you that looks attractive until they get closer. | |
Definitions include: appearing last in some list, but not because it's the least important item on the list. | |
Definitions include: alive but brain-dead. | |
Definitions include: "eyes are open but the person isn't responding to stimuli." | |
Definitions include: acronym for "lights on but nobody home", an insulting notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts. | |
Definitions include: Silent But Deadly. | |
Definitions include: particularly smelly flatulence. | |
Definitions include: particularly smelly flatulence. | |
Other terms relating to 'dissertation': | |
Definitions include: acronym for "all but dissertation". |
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