A fork of Rural Dictionary
Someone who thinks they are so much better than freshman just because they are 7 months older. They're the reason why freshman have bullying problems. They represent absolutely no authority at all and when asked why they hate freshman they give the stupidest answer, like, "They're annoying"
Freshman graduating: We're not freshman anymore! Yes! Now we can make fun of all the little freshman in 3 months!
Sophomore graduating (By this point they understand): Why?
Freshman graduating: Because they are freshman! Duh!
sophomore = suffermore
You think that you will suffer less when you go to the second year. You are WROONNNNNG!!!
X: So you are a sophomore.
Y: Indeed, a suffermore
relating to a person who is overconfident with his or her knowledge despite being uninformed
Even humour that is puerile or sophomoric requires craft and a nuanced intelligence to get it right.
I'm feeling sophomoric.
One who thinks just because they're a year older than freshman, that means they're "the shit". Generally just as whiney and immature as a freshman.
Sophomore Lisa: Hey guys, I'm a sophomore now! Aren't these new freshman like, TOTALLY annoying!?
Seniors James & Miranda: Uh... We'll be over here...
A person who has survived the worst year of high school freshmen year and now moved up in ranks. sophomores are usually more intelligent and mature than their freshmen peers they also have more confidence and are more adjusted to their school positions. They also get another level of work from their teachers and if not popular or well-known would usually stay out of the way of Juniors and Seniors unless they are directly provoked or picked on. Sophomores know the routine and unless they are new students or antisocial will remain calm and try to be 'cool' they are also more bigger and tougher than freshmen and can get away with a lot more, Their higher maturity from lower grades possibly explain why they dislike or outright hate freshmen so much. But to Seniors they are just big freshmen.
Sophomores are great they are the oil that keep the school running and keep the freshmen in check.
Someone who feels super knowledgeable about a particular area of expertise and has little actual experience.
Inappropriately confident about a particular area of expertise.
Often used in the medical field to describe know it all junior coworkers.
Example: "That new emergency room intern is a real sophomore, he has all the answers and no questions".
Basically teenagers behave this way. They know everything until they age into ignorance.
The second album a musical artist puts out.
During the making of a second album, there is generally a lot of pressure to make something bigger and better than the first debut.
That band has come out with a sophomore album.
Musical artists try not to fall into the sophomore slump.