lege
- noun
- /lɛɡ/
- UK
- I met some friends at the lege to discuss our assignments.
Examples
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Many students love going to the lege for late-night study sessions.
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After class, we all headed to the lege to hang out.
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I'm like... pssh, you know... working myself into a brain freeze here, Lege.
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- Thanks, Lege.
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You're a lege.
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You're a lege, bro!
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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
A place where people study after high school, like a university
A short informal word students use for university
A short form used for a college name in addresses
Compounds
Surface Forms
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.