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lege

lege

1 9.9
A casual word students use for college or university
  • noun
  • /lɛɡ/
  • UK
translation icon : uni
  • I met some friends at the lege to discuss our assignments.

Examples

  • Many students love going to the lege for late-night study sessions.

  • After class, we all headed to the lege to hang out.

  • I'm like... pssh, you know... working myself into a brain freeze here, Lege.

  • - Thanks, Lege.

  • You're a lege.

  • You're a lege, bro!

  • Back in August of this year, our friend Will Franklin (make sure to bookmark his insightful and smart blog, Willisms, and follow @Willisms on Twitter, too) tweeted a few things that the Texas Lege should get done in 2013 if they want to be re-elected in 2014.

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Synonyms

uni
vslege
  • UK
22 6.3

A place where people study after high school, like a university

is an informal student abbreviation aimed at a different institution type
univ
vslege
  • Informal
4 7.8

A short informal word students use for university

is an informal spoken abbreviation used for a different higher education type
coll.
vslege
7.2

A short form used for a college name in addresses

is an informal spoken abbreviation used by students in casual conversation

Compounds

An action is not a crime unless a law says it is

Surface Forms

lege singular
leges plural

Etymology

Lege is a casual 'short form' of college, made by dropping the first part. Think of it like saying uni for 'university', so lege simply means the college where you study.