Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swot vac

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: swot -vac
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In secondary and tertiary education, a period of non-teaching prior to examinations.

Australian usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"This is clearly what happens in the "swot-vac" phenomenon: the student rote-learns his material for just long enough to see the exam through."
"In the old days it was probably quite a sound alternative to the "swot-vac" spent in cold towels and black coffee or benzedrine as done in Australia."
"I reminded her that it was the September holidays, and after that I was off on swot vac until the exams started."
"She died during the swotvac before my third year exams."

Etymology

From swot + vac (“vacation”). or acronym of Study Without Teaching Vacation

Usage

Inflected Forms

swot vacs (plural) swotvac (alternative) swot-vac (alternative)

Synonyms

dead week reading week revision week

Questions

What does swot vac mean?: In secondary and tertiary education, a period of non-teaching prior to examinations.
Where does swot vac come from?: From swot + vac (“vacation”). or acronym of Study Without Teaching Vacation

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