The following is a haphazard collection of Princeton buzzwords that may or may not make up your entire vocabulary by the time midterms roll around. Impress your mom and dad by talking cool.
Some of the terms are unique to Princeton, some are universal, some are entertaining and some are, quite frankly, stupid. Enjoy.
H
Halo Pub
hard-core
Hargadon, Fred
Harvard University
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Hoagie Haven
Hogue, James
Honor Code
hose
Houseparties
Hughes, Roger
I
ICC
independent
Intersession
.Ivy Club
J
Jadwin
Johnson, Sydney ’97
Julian Street Library
K
kiosk
L
Labyrinth
lacrosse
lacrosse culture
Lawnparties
lectures
Lewis, Peter ’55
Lewis Thomas Laboratory
Lohman, Michael
Lot 21
Lot 23
M
Malkiel, Nancy
master
Mathey College
Mathey-Rockefeller Library
McCarter Theatre
McCosh Hall
McCosh Health Center
McCosh Walk
Menendez, Lyle ’92
Miller, B.J. ’94
Mol bio
Morrison, Toni
Mudd Manuscript Library
N
Nash, John GS ’50
Nassau Herald
Nassau Inn
Nassau Weekly
Nava, Francisco ’09
New Jersey (‘Noo Joizee’)
New South
New York
New York Times, The
Newman’s Day
Nude Olympics
Nuts and Sluts
O
OA
OIT
Old Nassau
Olive’s
One Nassau
Orange Key
Orefice, Stu
Orgo
P
Palmer Square
Panera
PAW
P/D/F
Penn
Pequod
PFARS
Philly
Physics for Poets
pick-ups
Poe Field
Power Hour
P-Rade
precept
pre-frosh
pre-med
preppy
Pride Alliance
‘Prince,’
Princeton
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab (PPPL)
Princeton Theological Seminary
Prospect
Prospect 10
prox
Public Safety, Department of
PUDS
PUID
Pyne
Q
Quadrangle Club
Quipfire!
R
RCA
Rapelye, Janet
reading period
reserve room
Reunions
Richardson Auditorium
Ricky’s
rival
Robertson Hall
Robo
Rockefeller College
room draw
ROTC
“Rule of Four, The,”
Rumsfeld, Donald ’54