party school

[ pahr-tee skool ]

/ ˈpɑr ti ˌskul /

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noun

a college or university with a reputation for having a large number of students who regularly party and drink alcohol or use drugs, but do not spend much time studying.

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Origin of party school

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby party school

party man, party politics, party poop, party pooper, party popper, party school, party wall, party whip, parula, parulis, parure

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Y was a Youth, that did not love school; Z was a Zany, a poor harmless fool.
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