desmond

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈdɛz.mənd//

A lower second class honours or 2.2 degree.

noun

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slangA lower second class honours or 2.2 degree.

Etymology

From Desmond (“given name”); abbreviation of Desmond Tutu (South African archbishop); from Tutu (“surname”) which sounds like 2.2 (two-two).

Forms

plural: desmonds

desire · To want; to wish for earnestly.desired · wished-for, longed-for desk · A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a…

desmond · A lower second class honours or 2.2 degree.

Desmond · A surname from Irish, anglicised from Ó Deasmhumhnaigh,…desolate · Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.despair · To cause to despair.

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