Quad, the
kw(upsidedown c)d, rhymes with Pod
Definition: the arts quadrangle situated on central campus
Attested: During freshmen orientation, many of the activities were held on the "quad".
Example: "You will always find people playing Frisbee on the quad during the summer."
Etymology: Quad is short for quadrangle. There are pathways that cross, creating four angles, hence calling the whole area a quadrangle (quad means four). It is a central area of the University; the oldest buildings including Goldwin Smith and Sibley Hall are on the quad.
- Naim Dargouth

Quake (noun)
quake'/kwak/ rhymes with "lake"
Definition: A high-tech and extremely gory computer game in which the main objective is to brutally kill your opponents.
Attested: I first saw this game played about a week after my roommate got his computer, and now I have to put up with it nightly.
Example: "Let's get a network game of Quake going for an hour before I start my homework."
Etymology: Ironically, students, people whose "job" it is to do homework, love nothing more than finding ways to put off doing homework. Most students are also young adults, and young adults seem to love nothing more than blood and guts. Therefore, Quake has quickly become a favorite in dorms across the country. It is a game played from the first-person point of view where one runs around an arena trying to annihilate his or her (but, from experience, usually his) enemy. When the enemy is shot with weapons such as lasers, shotguns, or machine guns vivid, bloody graphics combined with blood-curdling screams emanate from the computer. The ability for it to be played on a network allows for games to be played with many members of the same dorm on the same team or pitted against each other. Usually, in my suite, played in the wee hours of the morning, I can personally attest that there is nothing more relaxing than trying to fall asleep while, across the room someone is having his torso split open and his guts spilled all over the ground.
- Josh Finberg