Icers (noun)
rhymes with Chryslers; /a@ys¥rz/
Definition: Nickname given to the Cornell Mens Hockey Team.
Attested: I have only encountered this term twice. The first time was when someone asked me if I was going to buy season tickets for this team. The Cornell Daily Sun also refers to the hockey team using this term.
Example: "Men Icers host Dartmouth."
Etymology: To my knowledge this is strictly a Cornell University related term. I have never encountered this word before until coming here. Dedicated hockey fans of the Cornell University Mens Hockey Team commonly use this term when speaking of their beloved team. Its derivation comes from the surface on which hockey is played. The men can maneuver their athleticism while playing on ice and thus are referred to as the Icers.
- Brian Montenegro

IM (noun/verb)
/ayEm/
Definition: IM is short for "Instant Messenger."
Attested: this is a pretty widespread term among AOL users.
Example: "Give Steve my screen name and tell him to IM me tonight."
Etymology: Though electronic communications lack some of the expressiveness of face-to-face communications, it offers convenience, efficiency, and can transcend distances separating individuals. The nature of the medium means we end up needing to work harder at expressing ourselves verbally, but it also allows us to be thoughtful, and ideally succinct, in getting messages across.
- Mandy Ma

InfoNazi (noun)
/I@nfowna$tsi/
Definition: person in position of authority who seeks to censor information, primarily that which is distributed electronically.
Attested: after describing my troubles with my high school computer lab administrator, who had my schools computer-user associations (nerdherd) webpage censored (because we had revealed on the page information pertaining to the circumvention of said censorship technology), my Cornell friend perfectly summed the man up as an InfoNazi.
Example: "Yeah, our site got closed down by the InfoNazis. Guess censorship isn't dead in America at all."
Etymology: This word is formed from the first part of information, a common prefix for computer-related terms, and the word Nazi, a universally understood pejorative for an authoritative, irrational, abusive, unaccountable, and unstoppable force, in addition to any applicable adjectives not already mentioned. Nazi has become a very effective symbol to represent a large number of complex concepts, but I hope that its use doesnt desensitize people to the horrors of the real Nazis of World War II Germany.
- Jake Schlachter

Ithaca is gorges
gorges rhymes with (gorj-es)
Definition: Ithaca is gorgeous.
Attested: This term was taught to me by a friend during dinner time when we are deciding on how to spend our weekends.
Example: "Just look at that beautiful scenery over there! No wonder people always say that Ithaca is gorges."
Etymology: This is quite obvious because Ithaca has always been known as a place synonymous with beautiful gorges and waterfalls. Just take a walk along any of the gorges around, be it Cascadilla gorge or Beebe lake. You will then soon experience and acclaim that indeed "Ithaca is gorges." For enhance the "gorges" experience, take this walk in the evening with that someone whom you like to get closer to. ;)
- Chee Yong Lee

ISSO (noun)
"I-S-S-O"; /a@yEsEso$w/
Definition: It is an abbreviation for International Students and Scholar Office. It is a group in Cornell which assists individual international students and foreign academic staff and their families by advising them concerning federal immigration, tax and labor regulations, and by providing counseling on personal, academic and cultural matters.
Attested: When I first arrived in Cornell, I joined the PREPARE program which was organised by the ISSO. The PREPARE program orientiated me to this new country and living environment before school started offically.
Example: "Foreign students who have just been transferred to Cornell need to go to the ISSO within 15 days of the start of the semester in order to obtain an immigration transfer."
Etymology: Founded in 1936, the ISSO has always been promoting cross-cultural awareness in the Cornell community through educational programming, such as orientation, cultural adjustment, and cross - cultural communication. It serves as an information service for the Cornell, Ithaca, and surrounding communities.
- Chee Yong Lee

Ithacate (verb)
/I@T¥ket/
Definition: A form of precipitation that occurs in the latter part of the fall, when it is not quite cold enough to snow and the wind has grown tired of whipping deadl leaves about, and takes to blowing icy rain instead.
Attested: I first encountered this word in August 1997 when I commented to an upper classman about the frequency of rainstorms. He responded, with a hearty laugh, "If you think this is bad, just wait unitl it starts ithacating."
Example: "Since it was ithacating, the umbrella was unable to shield me from the storm; thus, I am soaked.
Etymology: Wjile this weather condition may exist outside of Ithaca, this word does not. This word was probably the result of the combination of Ithaca's non-standard, harsh weather and the large number of non-locals that arrive at Cornell. Students probably felt compelled to label this new weather they were experiencing. Also, they were probably eager to dramatize their daily trek to classes to the friend and family "back home."
- Krista Bendig

Ivy, the (noun)
pronounced like I-vee; /a@yvi/
Definition: The Ivy Room-A cash-op dining facility in Willard Straight Hall.
Attested: At orientation I was told that there were many places near west campus to eat, one of them being the Ivy.
Example: "Let's go to the Ivy for dinner."
Etyomology: Because it is distinguishing enough to refer to the Ivy Room as just the Ivy, the "Room" has been eliminated.
- Michael Merrell