weeder course
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An introductory university course that is designed to "weed out" those students who are not able to pass it.
American usage; Colloquial
Example Sentences
- "Occasionally, people who oppose weeder courses contend that they disincentivize learning and force students to study just for the sake of achieving “the grade.” In some ways, the opposition is right on the money."
- "Practically, it can be seen clearly that weeder courses are not equalizers. In fact, they exacerbate inequality and continue to push wealthy and privileged students to the top while putting down minority and low-income students."
Usage
- American usage
- Colloquial