Lawn Guyland (noun)
lon- guy- land
Definition: While confusing, it is believed to be Long Island, in New York
Attested: I first heard this when I came to Cornell.
Example: "Hello, my name is George and I'm from Lawn Guyland."
Etymology: It is simply a person from Long Island, New York saying where they're from, but their accent makes it sound like they're from a place that only guys that take care of lawns live. It is merely an accent, but it belongs in the dictionary.
Dave Britton

Libe Slope (noun)
Pronunciation: [layb slop] rhymes with 'glide' if you replace the 'd' sound with the 'b' sound and 'slope' rhymes with 'rope'. I.
Definition: the extremely steep hill between the residence halls of West Campus and Uris Library, leading to the Arts Quad and Central Campus
Attested: During the first week of school, someone in my hall said he didn't want to walk up Libe Slope at 8 in the morning.
Example: LIBE SLOPE is terrible to walk up, but fun to tray down in the winter.
Etymology: Because the slope is situated between the undergraduate library and West Campus, I believe students at first called it the "library slope" or the "hill next to the library." Later on, students shortened it to Libe Slope.
- Dorrie Tong

II. Definition: an incline with a 28% grade
Attested: I first learned this tern the hard way: after I had walk up the hill for the first time.
Example: "Libe Slope is a bitch to walk up, but a joy to tray down."
Etymology Libe slope has always been distinct to Cornell. Students on living on west campus have a love hate relationship with the hypotenuse. They hate walking up it, but it has helped them keep off the "freshman fifteen." On the last day of classes, it id home to one of the largest drinking bashes around: all students join together and get trashed. The term is not substandard in the community, and it is always called Libe Slope. The term is not found in the dictionary, it is distinct to those who are knowledgeable with Cornell.
- Katie Cody

Line-up (noun)
lìne-up, /layn (schwa)p/; rhymes with "mine yup"
Definition: When the pledge class of a fraternity goes to their respective house late at night.
Attested: I first heard of this word talking to a friend who was in a fraternity. He kept complaining that he had line-up every night of the week.
Example: So and so had to go to line-up at Tappa Fry at 3 in the morning while it was snowing outside.
Etymology: Because the practice of a line-up could be construed as a form of hazing, fraternity brothers rarely speak about it. It is unknown what exactly occurs at line-up. The name line up most likely came from the fact that the entire pledge class gets into a form of line (lines up) so that senior fraternity brothers can count them easier to make sure that all pledges are present.
- Matt Fellman

Linguistics 100.2
Definition: A first year writing seminar instructed by Devon Strolovitch.
Attested: I first encountered this term while searching through the freshman writing seminar brochure.
Example: "If you really want to understand the "great vowel shift," enroll in linguistics 100.2."
Etymology: This course actually introduces you to the history of the English language. You will be introduced to the phonetic alphabet, and learn how to spell words using it. The course gets more interesting when you are introduced to dialect differences across the country. The course winds up with an introduction to the history of English including the great vowel shift. The term linguistics is not specific to Cornell. It is the study of language. However, when coupled with the number 100.2, the term is specific to Cornell. Only in this course at Cornell can you learn write a six page paper on ONE word!
- Katie Cody

Louie's Lunch (noun)
Definition: A truck that sits across the street from Risley that serves various fast food items, such as hamburgers and sandwiches to hungry students.
Attestation: I first saw Louie's Lunch truck during my first days at Cornell. After inquiring about it to some friends, I learned of its purpose of a food stand open not only for lunch, but very late at night.
Example: Upon leaving the library at 12am, I said to my friend, " We have to stop at Louie's Lunch because I am starving!"
Etymology: Of course a man name Louie owns this truck and has for many, many years as it was here when my mother attended Cornell. Probably it started off as being open just for lunch and expanded it hours to accommodate hungry students later at night.
- Sandy Tushingham

Low rise/high rise
lo rayz / hay rayz
Definition: the name given to the residence halls on north near RPU (see entry).
Attested: Someone at the beginning of the year asked me if the International Living center was in one of the Low Rises.
Example: "Low rises are organised in four Units".
Etymology: Though originally a high rise is a building with many floors, like a sky-scraper, Cornell also has its high rises (only nine floors each though). A Cornell high rise would be considered a low rise in any city, but it has been redefined to be compared with the 3-floor "low rises".
- Naim Darghouth