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liberal arts

The art of being a liberal; the pursuit of both education and poverty at the same time, the crux of which is a liberal arts degree.

Jaclyn received a degree in Media Study from a prestigious liberal arts college and works at Starbucks fifty hours a week to repay her $120,000 of debt.

by ramzo March 14, 2008

liberal arts

The art of being liberal

Wow John, did you really go to college for 4 years for a stupid liberal arts degree?

by poliman_original August 02, 2022

Liberal Arts Syndrome

Occurs when you attend a liberal arts school. Symptoms: believing you are a master of everything, when in reality you are only a master of BSing core curriculum bull shit.

"Did you hear that Joe decided he wanted to become an astronaut?" "But he only has a Public Policy and Community Service degree..." "He also has Liberal Arts Syndrome."

by Sufferer of said syndrome November 29, 2011

liberal arts college

Liberal arts college: the only place you can dress like a hobo and sleep on the grass outside and not be thought of as homeless

I hurt my ankle the other day. I was playing ultimate and tripped over a guy sleeping on the quad. Thought he was homeless, but then I remembered I go to a liberal arts college.

by Zaya20 December 04, 2013

the liberal arts haircut

when one of ur girl friends goes to a liberal arts college and realizes the misogyny of the world and cuts off all her hair and probably starts wearing ugly glasses. May or may not dye her hair.

Angela went to Amherst and got the liberal arts haircut.

by rethtwtwhtrebngrnbgtr December 05, 2017

liberal arts major

1) An idiot. 2) Someone who thinks they're actually learning something but in reality are just wasting time & money in college.

Liberal arts majors are the only people more stupid than business majors.

by TehTruth July 29, 2005

College of Liberal Arts

A college at the University of Minnesota who in the hierarchy of the individual colleges is just above the Carlson School of Management, putting them as the second worst college in the nation.

A student in CLA could state, "I am slightly less of a douchebag then a Carlson student, only slightly"

by IT March 23, 2005