" decathlons "

 [ "Academic Decathlon" ]

1: founded in the sixties by some guy from orange co. California.

  * e.g.,  ... U.S.A.D. . . . umm it was fun and i learned stuff, but best of all it looks good on my resume`. 

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2: Where a group of nine kids get together and study for a year on a designated topic (i.e. ancient civlizations) in hope to master 10 different skill areas. Incredibly hard competition at the national level and most likely california will win.

 [ "Academic Decathlon" ]

3: a joke is some states, and serious business in others.

 [ "Academic Decathlon" ]

4: a safe haven for the incredibly nerdy or naturally brilliant.

 [ "academic decathlon" ]

1: a scholastic competition which involves all of the following:

  * e.g.,  ... 1) freshman year I used coffee to study lewis and clark, but i've found that anatomy and physiology requires crystal meth 

 [ "academic decathlon" ]

2: 1) the abuse of any number of anti-sleep substances

  * e.g.,  ... 2) did you see those freaks upstairs in plastic armor? the acadorks ought to be dragged out in the street and shot. 

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3: 2) epic plastic swordfight

  * e.g.,  ... 3) why does she have trouble walking into school on mondays and thursdays?  

 [ "academic decathlon" ]

4: 3) a 500 ton binder that won't ever be used for anything besides dropping it on the floor to annoy the superintendent on the first floor

  * e.g.,  ... 4) did you see that stupid kid who just got 0/5?! please, i got at least one. 

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5: 4) a super-action-packed event called the super quiz, during which the honors students sit and laugh at the varsity students, followed by an intense jousting match

  * e.g.,  ... 5) my speech judge tried to hold up her "30 seconds remaining sign" but she was arthritic and so i continued on for five more minutes and got a 80. 

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6: 5) giving an interview and speech to a panel of three old, stoic and unfailingly unsatisfied judges

  * e.g.,  ... 6) hey, he's not bad looking... for an acadork. 

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7: 6) a vast amount of unattractive people

  * e.g.,  ... 7) that bitch in my ap lang and comp class? she makes no sense, she's so academic decathlon in the morning. 

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8: or, 7) a term used to describe anyone with large bags under their eyes, a vast amount of bruising or dry erase marker all over their hands

 [ "Academic Decathlon" ]

1: a team of 9 nerds who have decided that they can't seem to get enough of school, so they stay a while longer and train to be "decathletes." smart teams win county, and possibly state (unless you're in cali, when you'll work your ass off sept-feb, win county, and get your brain handed to you on a silver platter by Moorpark/ECR/Granada)

  * e.g.,  ...  Do you have any free time? 

 [ "Academic Decathlon" ]

1: Intellectual challenge whereby contestants:

  * e.g.,  ... I wonder if the Academic Decathalon will provide us with a conservative or a liberal? 

 [ "Academic Decathlon" ]

2:  Swim the English Channel while spelling all the words in the Oxford dictionary that start with the letter "E"

 [ "Academic Decathlon" ]

3:  Rid a bicycle while reciting Ophelia's role from "Hamlet"

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4:  Run six miles wearing a graduation cap with tassel while singing old college drinking songs.

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5: Winner gets to become a member of the Supreme Court.

 [ "Academic Decathlon" ]

1: THE premier scholastic competition for AWESOME SMART PEOPLE!

  * e.g.,  ... Academic Decathlon is so cool. I won lots of medals. 

 [ "Franklin Decathlon" ]

1: Franklin Decathlon is one of the of the many competing schools in the L.A district that competes in a variety of 10 subjects and absolutely kicks ass in every one of them. Located in Highland Park, the Franklin Decathlon team has began such craze in the high school that they are now referred to as "DA SHIT" even though they prefer the students bow down to their intellectual badassery instead. In 2010, the team made it to the first time in school history to the State Competition in Sacramento and though they finished 27th place and did not win, they assure everyone, "you can't have your cake and eat it too". Franklin Decathlon is the most dedicated team to ever come out Franklin High School and will continue to be a legacy for years to come.

  * e.g.,  ... Franklin Decathlon aren't a bunch of nerds! We're just intellectually badass! 

 [ "Academic Decathlon" ]

1: (AD for short) a club in which you study your ass of to prove who knows the most useless information than who and also to determine who has the most prowess.

  * e.g.,  ... Who has the most prowess in your AD team. 

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1: A source of immensely funny words of the "day" (chairness). Also a great place for smart slackers to discuss every single thing ever.

  * e.g.,  ... That guy's so AcaDeca, that he should get a gold just for acting the part. 

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2: May be used as and adjective, or noun.

  * e.g.,  ... I'm going to an AcaDeca meeting on Thursday night at 5:30-7:30 at the high school in World Language 107. 

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3: Abbr. AcaDeca.

 [ "Academic Decathlon" ]

1: 1) Making absurd or funny comments in the back of the class, and get a great response.

  * e.g.,  ... 1) Jimmy's comment was so Academic Decathlon, the teacher even laughed. 

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2: 2) A competition wherein requires hours upon hours of studying

  * e.g.,  ... 2) Academic Decathlon can be a PAIN IN THE ASS, but I love the class. 

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3: 3) To spend hours writing a speech that you know will never be given to anyone outside of the classroom.

  * e.g.,  ... 3) I Academic Decathloned for about 6 months now. It sucks that all that work, and building myself up has come to absolutely nothing. 

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4: 4) To be Ghetto

  * e.g.,  ... Hahaha. 

 [ "Academic Decathlon" ]

1: Organization of Asians with no social life who compete to see who's never going to get laid.

  * e.g.,  ... Student#1:"Are you going to the Academic Decathlon meeting today?"