Harvard

Definitions

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. Any of a number of places named for persons with the surname, including a city in Massachusetts.
3. A university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, named after John Harvard, American clergyman and philanthropist.
4. A person who attends, attended, or is likely to attend Harvard; by extension, a person very successful academically.
5. a person who is nerdy, excessively privileged, pretentious
   broadly, derogatory

Equivalents

5 more languages

العربيةهارفارد

हिन्दीहार्वर्ड

日本語ハーバード

한국어하버드

РусскийГарвард

Examples

“The Harvard psychologist and bestselling author Steven Pinker appeared on the podcast of Aporia, an outlet whose owners advocate for a revival of race⟳ science and have⟳ spoken of seeking “legitimation by association” by platforming more mainstream figures.”

“I'd finished my second year at Harvard when I boarded the Penn Trader […] Not surprisingly. my name⟳ became Harvard. "Hey Harvard, get⟳ your ass back to the lazarette and bring⟳ me another bucket of red lead⟳!"”

“Lu had skipped second grade and found herself at the gifted school by the time she entered fifth grade. That more had earned her the nickname Harvard—another moniker from Lex. […] "Hey, Harvard, how was school today? Did you skip⟳ any more grades this week?" he had teased.”

“He seethed about being the butt of anti-Harvard antics by the golden boy traders. Hey, Harvard, get⟳ me coffee."”

“Because any reasonably bright engineering team would eat⟳ the Ivy Leaguers alive: "Hey, Harvard, can you walk⟳ through this stack trace with me?"”

“Don't mind⟳ her, kiddos. Miss⟳ Harvard ain't used to gettin' her hands dirty.”

“I don't have⟳ anything to say⟳ about "Feast of Blood," because any idiot can understand⟳ it, unless they have⟳ an Ivy League education and start⟳ looking for allegories and metaphors and what have⟳ you. Hey Harvard, guess⟳ what: there aren't any. It's a story, not a dissertation. Symbolism is for pussies, you read⟳ it here first”

“"What a nerd." he said. "Is that why they call⟳ you Harvard?"”

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