TIPtionary: A glossary of TIP terms

By Maddy Rollings, Kiersten Neely and Amanda Boehlke
M&M staffers

TIP – Talent Identification Program

 

  TIPster [tip-ster] noun. – One who attends Duke TIP

 RelationTIP [ri-ley-shuhn-tip] noun. – A romantic relationship between two TIPsters (see above)

  TIPidemic/TIPlague [tip-i-dem-ik] / [tipleyg] noun. – Rampant sickness throughout TIP students and staff

TIPropriate [tip-proh-pree-it] adj. – Things that are appropriate for TIP

TIPression [tip-presh-uhn] noun. – Extreme sadness following the conclusion of the term

   TIPsick [tip-sik] – Feeling sad or depressed from a longing for your TIP home and/or family while away from them

    TIPtasticˈtæs tɪk/  [tip-tas-tik] – Extravagantly fanciful; marvelous.

    TIP love [tip luhv] – The enormous amount of love between TIPsters that can only be conceived at TIP, nowhere else, and with no one else.

  Epic - Amazing, awesome, awe-inspiring, mind-blowing. A stand-in for an explicit term.

   EPICfest (EPICfail) – Also known as PITfest, SWAMPfest, etc. Field day for TIPsters. Takes place on the second Saturday or Sunday, depending on the campus. Includes activities such as Dizzy Bat, Jell-O Snarfle, Ultimate Frisbee, Cheesy Poof Face, Rock Tree Bridge, etc.

 _ year- _year - The number in the first blank represents the number of years one has attended TIP. The number in the second blank represents the year that your upcoming grade corresponds with.

1st year: entering 8th grade

2nd year: entering 9th grade

3rd year: entering 10th grade

4th year: entering 11th grade

Examples: 2nd year-3rd year: 2nd year attending, entering 10th grade.