e/Underwater Basketweaving

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has gloss	eng: Underwater basket weaving is an idiom referring in a negative way to supposedly easy and worthless college or university courses, and used generally to refer to a perceived decline in educational standards. The term also serves as an intentionally humorous generic answer to questions about a college degree. It is also used to humorously refer to any non-academic elective course, specifically one that does not count towards any graduation requirements.
lexicalization	eng: underwater basket weaving
lexicalization	eng: Underwater basket-weaving
lexicalization	eng: Underwater basketweaving
instance of	c/Pejoratives

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