English Explanatory Dictionary

academic weapon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An exceptionally productive and diligent student.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see academic, weapon.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

academic weapon academic weapons

Etymology

The originator of the term is unclear, but it was popularized in a TikTok video posted on September 13, 2022 by Pennsylvania State University student Bradley Kraut: "Absolute academic weapon. Academic weapon." The video showed Kraut in the front row of a university lecture hall with the caption "ACADEMIC WEAPON. FIRST ROW 700 PERSON LECTURE 🤝". This started a TikTok trend of users calling themselves "academic weapons".

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