University of Spoiled Children

English

Etymology

A backronym of USC.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /junɪˈvɝsəti ʌv spɔɪld ˈt͡ʃɪldɹən/

Noun

University of Spoiled Children (plural not attested)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) The University of Southern California.

References

• Nagourney, Adam, Medina, Jennifer (2017 July 25) “At a Moment of Success, U.S.C. Is Rocked by Scandal”, in New York Times‎^[1]
• Vandevelde, Mark, Chaffin, Joshua (2019 March 14) “Admissions scandal hits ‘university of spoiled children’”, in Financial Times‎^[2]
• Thornton, Paul (2019 March 23) “A Readers React: To readers, USC is once again the ‘University of Spoiled Children’”, in Los Angeles Times‎^[3]
• McGhan, Jason (2019 April 24) “How USC Became the Most Scandal-Plagued Campus in America”, in Los Angeles Magazine‎^[4]
• Anemona, Hartocollis (2022 April 8) “Former U.S.C. Coach in Varsity Blues Scandal Is Found Guilty”, in New York Times‎^[5]