Oberlin College - Hi-O-Hi Yearbook (Oberlin, OH)

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Slangudge Upon coming to Oberlin one is quickly aware of the variety and the diversity of the student body. Not only do you have people coming from all parts of the country and world, but also students with numer- OuS interests and pursuits. There are the Connies , the liberal arts students, the Co-opers , the pre-med types; the list continues. From these different groups, all blended together here at Oberlin, comes a wealth of language terms and expressions, brought to, made up at, and partiCular to Oberlin. In collecting and writing the Slanguage dictionary; we attempted to capture and offer some of this wealth. Here are some examples of What we collected. Dave Rheingold john A. Mason III March, 1984 abnormality a the norm at Oberlin. Ciao mein - goodbye. all mongoo a expression meaning quite wasted, mentally Clueless a totally oblivious to what is happening. Akin to and physically. catch a clue and due glue. assininity a one ofthose stupid little occurrences that dont con artist - con graduate; also ex-con. seem quite big enough to be worth getting an- noyed at but are extremely annoying because of creditlno effort - easy Class. this. creditlno entry - impotent: banana split a a bisexual person. credithear entry a an F or how to get an ' .A brain dead - to be totally out of it mentally, especially after finals. dac'd a dazed and confused. buckeye weather a the lame Ohio weather. For instance, on dangling a lll being close to the edge; Ql to be confused. Monday it is 650, and on Tuesday it snows 14 inches. deal a verb meaning to cope. I dont know ifI can deal with Class another day. Can I borrow your stand? a an obnoxious question asked of people practicing piano in dizzweeny a an idiot of high caliber; also grizzweeny. Robertson. femy a a green, leafy vegetable a like person. chill out a expression used to tell a hyper person to calm down. fling Chow -a to throw up. 20