Trig Cremation

Part of Speech

Proper Noun

Pronunciation

[trihg / kree ‘may shən]

Description

Trig Cremation was an annual ceremony in which math students would burn study materials in a large bonfire. It occasionally included a show, became increasingly violent until it provoked the administration's ire in 1902, and was held in a wide variety of locations. The tradition lasted between approximately 1877 and 1936

Usage

This term was used by the undergraduate population, especially among those studying math, but is not used today.

Example Sentence

The Trig Cremation ceremony of 1895 parodied a then-famous novel

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