The Sharpe Refectory
/Not-Ro-dent/
Noun
Very, very mediocre dining place. Affectionately known ONLY as “The Ratty.”
Blueno
/Gawd/
Noun
Blue, costly bear-object resting on Lamp. Technically, Untitled (Lamp/Bear).
ResLife
/Dis-as-ter/
Noun
People who didn’t give you a pillow this year. Responsible for annual chaos known as “The Housing Lottery.”
SciLi
/Ho-M/
Noun
Place you spent your entire weekend without even finishing your problem set.
Chicken Finger Friday
/Re-son-to-liv/
Noun
Only thing you look forward to every week.
Shiru Cafe
/giv-me-yor-da-ta/
Noun
Free coffee, no hooks!
Andrew’s Hall
/Ho-tel/
Noun
Place in which the friend you’re jealous of lives. Common Quotes: “We have sinks, yo.”
Grad Center
/I-gawt-fuk-d/
Noun
Hell encapsulated in 70’s era tall-ish building.
Pembroke Seal
/Shit-I-step-ped-on-it/
Noun
“Only” reason you’re celibate.
Perkins
/too-far/
Noun
“Are you even on campus?”
Barus & Holley
/Halp!-ayy-need-sum-baa-dee/
Noun
Series of secret tunnels where everyone gets lost.
CIT
/we-erd-cul-t/
Noun
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Keeney Quadrangle
/Do-yu-hav-wee-d/
Noun
420: Description not needed.
Kabob and Curry
/gal-ti (mis-take)/
Noun
Inauthentic, super-expensive “Indian” restaurant. Probably created idea of naanwich.
PLME
/sho-awf/
Noun
Person who took orgo S/NC. Subject of 90% of BDSM memes.
Satisfactory/No Credit
/lyf-line/
Noun
Why you never did the readings.
Dreams
/dead/
Noun
Something you had before coming to Brown. The only thing deader than CS students.
Friends
/Fa-ayk/
Noun
People who text you at 2 am for PSET Answers. Joke’s on them, you were about to text them.