At Dartmouth we use a lot of our own words. You'll hear a lot of abbreviations, word combinations, and just plain made-up words. Some of my favs are:
* blitz- Dartmouth's word for e-mail and the main form of communication on campus. It probably comes from the World War II term Blitzkrieg (lightning warfare), since blitzes are sent so quickly and so often. It's funny to go home and tell someone you'll blitz them because they look at you like you're crazy!
* schmob: large groupings of freshmen who travel everywhere together.
Ex: During orientation and the first couple weeks of school you will see schmobs everywhere as freshman learn to navigate Dartmouth.
* awk-rando: a term to describe someone who is "awkward" and "random."
Sunday, August 2, 2009
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