Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

academic bulimia

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: aca-demic bu-lim-ia
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An approach to test-taking in which information is memorized shortly before the test and then quickly forgotten afterwards.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The founder, Chad Woodburn, is a good friend of mine, a man of high personal character and scholarship who believes in real learning, not just regurgitation of memorized material. (Which he refers to as academic bulimia.)"

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does academic bulimia mean?: An approach to test-taking in which information is memorized shortly before the test and then quickly forgotten afterwards.

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