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==Part of Speech== | ==Part of Speech== | ||
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['em 'em e ’sest] | ['em 'em e ’sest] | ||
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==Description== | |||
MMS-cest occurs when two MMSS classmates hook up. MMSS students typically take a total of twelve classes together over two years that are restricted to the students in the program, and so develop close relationships with the 25 or so students in their cohort. When two classmates hook up, it is called MMS-cest because of the awkward repercussions of having to remain in close contact with the hookup partner. This term mainly refers to a hookup between two students in the same class sequence, but can also be extended to any two members of MMSS regardless of whether they are in classes together. | |||
==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
This term is used primarily by students in the academic program Mathematical Methods of the Social Sciences ([[MMSS]]) and can be both spoken or written. It is used only in informal contexts. | This term is used primarily by students in the academic program Mathematical Methods of the Social Sciences ([[MMSS]]) and can be both spoken or written. It is used only in informal contexts. | ||
==Example Sentence== | ==Example Sentence== | ||
''Our year had so much MMS-cest, it seems like half the class was hooking up at one point!'' | |||
==Related Terms== | ==Related Terms== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.mmss.northwestern.edu/ MMSS Program website] | *[http://www.mmss.northwestern.edu/ MMSS Program website] | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:23, 14 March 2016
Part of Speech
Noun
Pronunciation
['em 'em e ’sest]
Description
MMS-cest occurs when two MMSS classmates hook up. MMSS students typically take a total of twelve classes together over two years that are restricted to the students in the program, and so develop close relationships with the 25 or so students in their cohort. When two classmates hook up, it is called MMS-cest because of the awkward repercussions of having to remain in close contact with the hookup partner. This term mainly refers to a hookup between two students in the same class sequence, but can also be extended to any two members of MMSS regardless of whether they are in classes together.
Usage
This term is used primarily by students in the academic program Mathematical Methods of the Social Sciences (MMSS) and can be both spoken or written. It is used only in informal contexts.
Example Sentence
Our year had so much MMS-cest, it seems like half the class was hooking up at one point!
