I’m eduFired Up! User-Generated edu-Definitions

Posted on 10. Nov, 2008 by Koichi in Community

Over in the forums, our wonderful users have been coming up with all sorts of new eduFire related words. This thread was started up by one of the Korean tutors, Ginny, and then it spread like eduFire (ouch lame) and others have contributed a book’s worth of definitions on top of it all. Here’s what’s been created so far. There might be a part two blog post if people keep on adding more!

Ginny Kim:
Teaches Korean, Japanese, Spanish, English

EDUFORIA:
General state of euphoria in regards to edufire
“I felt a sense of EDUFORIA when I saw the new eduFire platform”

EDUFANATIC:
Someone who lurks around the eduFire forums and posts frequently, or has a deep interest in eduFire.
Ginny is an EDUFANATIC, she has the edufire logo as her desktop icon.

HAPPY EDUFIRING:
Phrase used to describe the use of eduFire mostly as a verb.
“Have a good day and HAPPY EDUFIRING!”

Enrique Kates:
Teaches English, Spanish, and much much more.

EDUSENSE:
Common sense used while posting on eduFire.
Ginny asked us to use edusense while posting here.

EDUFIRED UP:
Highly motivated
My one to many classes have me all eduFired up

EDUFIRE (verb)
To kick out of eduFire
Use edusense while posting on the forums or Jon will EDUFIRE you.

EDUFIRIAN:
Fellow member of the eduFire community
Another eduFirian is eduFirising me.

Angela Matos:
Teaching Portuguese

EDUFIRISING: (slang)
Kidding, fooling around, messing with
Dude, I’m sorry I was just eduFirising with you.

EDUFIRIUS: (XXXXXX BC)
Influential tutor and philosopher
Quote: “And remember, no matter where you go, there you are with eduFire”.

Valerie N:
Teaching English and TOEFL

EDUSOMNIA:
The state of not being able to sleep due to the constant thoughts of eduFire lurking in your head.
As soon as I signed up with Edufire, I got a bad case of Edusomnia!

EDUDICT:
A person who is addicted to Edufire
After being on eduFire for only 7 days, I have officially declared myself an edudict.

Dr. Hamdy:
Teaches Arabic and English

EDUFIREST:
A specialist in eduFire.
Dr. Hamdy is an eduFirest of great respect.

HYPO-EDUFIREMIA:
The lack of Edufire and the increase in need for it
When I went camping, I didn’t have internet access, so I began to develop hypo-eduFiremia

EDUFIREOSE:
The fluid therapy which is used in such cases with Edufire.

EDUFIRELLIN:
A long-acting antibiotic which is mainly synthesized when you share in the forum of Edufire.com

Sandra:
Teaching Romanian and Latin

EDUFUNNY:
Amusing in an intelligent way; generally used in relation to an eduThread or an eduFirian.

Christina:

EDUCULOUS:
Ridiculous, crazy, weird, strange; generally used when talking to an eduFirian or posting on an eduThread

If you want to add a definition or comment, go take a look at the original forum thread for more eduTastic eduVation. Thank you eduFire community members for all your creativity!

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  • Debbie
    Where can I buy this book!?!?
  • Nice post, Koichi. XD

    What's with not posting what I teach when you posted it for everyone else? D:

    ....

    Kidding, kidding! :D
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