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sophomore slump

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
sopho-more s-lump
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation where a second effort fails to live up to the relatively high standards of the first.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

A perceived loss of academic ability or decline in mental health in one's second year of high school.

Canadian usage; American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

sophomore slumps (plural)

Phrases

junior jump

Questions

What does sophomore slump mean?
The situation where a second effort fails to live up to the relatively high standards of the first.

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