academic bulimia
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Noun[edit]
academic bulimia (uncountable)
- An approach to test-taking in which information is memorized for the test, then forgotten afterwards.
- 1999 April 2, Trn0, “Re: I am thinking about taking some theology classes”, in christnet.theology[1] (Usenet):
- The founder, Chad Woodburn, is a good friend of mine, a man of high personal character and scholarship who believes in real learning, not just regurgitation of memorized material. (Which he refers to as academic bulimia.)