Rhodes Lingo

Oppidan and digs aren't the only strange words you'll hear around campus. Here is a short list of some more commmon Rhodent phrases.

• Dawnie – The first lecture of the day
• All-nighter – The act of working all night (generally not to be advised when one has a dawnie)
• Naps – Having a sleepover with someone (also not advised when one has a dawnie)
• Hectic – Used often to describe something as being amazing or awful
• Bait – The act of tricking someone or lying to them e.g. “Are you baiting?” = “Are you joking/lying?”
• Lock down – A bar locking its last customers in at closing time for an all-night party
• Bungee – (pronounced with a hard 'g') A student who doesn’t wear shoes and generally looks very “BA”
• Tri-var – Tri-varsity
• Soc – A society (pronunciation soc - e.g. Rocsoc is the geology society)
• Kaif – Café next to the GLT that sells snacks and take-aways (and doesn’t skimp on the cheese on toasties)
• Toastie – Toasted sandwich

Last Modified: Tue, 16 Aug 2016 12:28:48 SAST