Definition of diploma mill
diploma mill 
noun
- a college or university where the coursework isn't extensive enough, in the speaker's opinion.
I'm not going to hire him. He went to State! That place is a diploma mill.
- See more words with the same meaning: school (related to).
Last edited on Jan 21 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 21 2013.
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Other terms relating to 'school (related to)': | |
| Definitions include: alternate spelling of "school". | |
| Definitions include: to invent ideas and solutions, usually by coming up with as many as possible while not rejecting any out of hand. | |
| Definitions include: university. | |
| Definitions include: "goes in to". | |
| Definitions include: a freshman. | |
| Definitions include: "goes in to". | |
| Definitions include: an all-night period of awakedness to finish a task. | |
| Definitions include: related to or similar to a fraternity; "fratty". | |
| Definitions include: a qualifying examination. | |
| Definitions include: a student who has completed all parts of advanced education with the exception of completing, presenting, and defending their dissertation. | |
| Definitions include: studious. | |
| Definitions include: a person who has not had their first kiss or has never French kissed. | |
| Definitions include: of or relating to stereotypes of fraternity life. | |
| Definitions include: Skipping school, missing classes, taking as extended lunch, skipping out of work for the day/afternoon just to have fun. | |
| Definitions include: to prepare for school. | |
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Other terms relating to 'mill': | |
| Definitions include: a bar. | |
| Definitions include: A term used when observing something (an object, usually) that is completely objectionable or worthless. | |
| Definitions include: ordinary. | |
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