sieve
[siv] (adj.), [sivd] verb; rhymes with leeve or eve.
Definition: a word used during cornell's hockey games to describe the oppositions goalie and his abilities.
when the goalie lets the puck into the net
Attested: i first heard this term when talking to my RA about this assignment. He gave me this word and it's definition
Example: While Cornell was playing UPENN, the Cornell fans chanted Penn's goalie him a sieve.
Etymology: this word comes from regular English usage. When talking of letting something go by or sift through. Local usage differs in that it is a name or word describing someone, not something. Cornell hockey fans use it when hasseling the opposition.
- Eric Eisenhart

Skeezy (adj)
sounds like ski- "z"
Defintion: describing something that is somewhat disgusting and odd
Attested: i heard the word last saturday
Example: "The guy coming out of her room was pretty skeezy.
Etymology: Skeezy is actually a word dervied from the combination of sketchy and sleezy. It is a portmanteau. Lewis Carol was well known for these types of words (e.g. chortled= chuckle + snort). Sketchy means odd and sleezy means repulsive, together they describe something odd and nasty. The person who used it said she first heard skeezy here at Cornell.
- Satch Sil

Sketchy (adjective)
Ske-chee; rhymes with catchy
I. Definition: something you should be wary about; something that strikes you as out of the ordinary
Attested: I first encountered this term a few years ago, used by my cousin who attended college at the time. He used the word in almost every other sentence, and I thought it was odd. But, now I realize it must be a college thing because everyone uses it here too.
Example: While I was studying in the library, a sketchy person sitting next to me kept turning and staring at me.
Etymology: This word is used prominently by college aged students, perhaps because of the diversity of people attending college. People are bound to seem "sketchy" to other people. IÌm not sure where the word originated from, but it probably is an extension of the word "sketch." A sketch is a quick outline of something, and ÏsketchyÓ may be your initial judgment of a person or a situation. A person may seem sketchy at first, but then turn out to be an interesting person who you get along with really well.
Tejal Shah

II. Definition: not all there; not perceptive; shallow, derrogative connotation
Attested: I first heard the term used by a sorority memeber describing a guy she had met hte night vefore. he had tried to hook up with her.
Example: The frat by told the girl that he hopes she does not think htat he is sketchy because of his behavior at the party.
Etymology: This term is related to a sketch, a type of drawing. A skethc is incomplete and rough. It is not filled in a lacks the depth of the completed picture. The term is used to describe peope with the same implied meaning.
- Lori Homa

Slope (noun)
rhymes with dope
Definition: a landform with a variable gradient.
Attested: I heard this word countless times before, but this word is special in the context of Cornell. Everyone talks of the monstrous 'slope' which is enough to deter students from attending lessons in the winter. The 'slope' refers to Libe slope.
Example: "I had to climb that hell of a slope three times this morning because I forgot to bring my assignment for submission."
Etymology: This term may be as common as the words 'cat' or 'dog', but once it is uttered in Cornell University, there is no doubt about which slope is being referred to. This slope is infamous for both its gradient and its length. It also typifies the hilly landscape of Ithaca. Libe slope is especially a dread for students living in West Campus because they have to overcome it wherever in the campus they want to go. The 'slope' is usually not mentioned in the favourable sense, save for those fitness fanatics, who believe that jogging up the slope everyday is the best form of exercise one can get in Cornell.
- Alan Lim

Slope (the): n. the upward inclining stretch of land starting at west campus and reaching the center fo campus.
Sloping: v. excersises done using the forces of gravity as the enemy on the slope. Ex: running, walking, crawling, backwards crawling.
rhymes with hope or hoping
Attestation: I first encountered this term in the cornell wrestling locker room as certain wrestlers were referring to the workout was ahead of them.
Example: Be prepared for exhaustion, today we are sloping.
Etymology: This term originated when Cornell's wrestling team was worked by excersising on the large hill that stretches from west campus to central campus. Although this word does exist outside the Cornell dialect, it is only used in this context at Cornell. In local usage the term "slope" refers to only one particular hill and "sloping" refers to the excersises done on the hill. For the most part these terms are used by Cornell wrestlers because more often that not, they are the ones running on the slope.
- Eric Eisenhart

Soberband (noun)
Definition: bracelets worn by those who are not supposedly drinking
Attested: I first heard at the first catered frat party
Example: Do you have a soberband on tonight?
Etymology: This term again is only used at colleges where frats rule the party scene. If you are underage with no fake identification or are of age and not drinking, then the caters put a soberband on your right wrist for a price of four dollars. Theses bands are typically bright colors, such as pink, yellow, or white. However, at most parties the servers do not check for bractlets- spotters do. Therefore technically, soberbands are cheaper way to obtain alcohol at frat parties.
- Satch Sil

Sober monitor (noun)
So-br Monitor
Definition: A member of the fraternity that is having the party and must remain sober in order to make sure that everything goes well.
Attested: I first encountered this word while talking to a friend of mine who is in a fraternity, he said he was mad because last week he had to be the sober monitor at one of their biggest parties of the year.
Example: "Joe had to be the sober monitor at Chi Psi's Halloween party because he had to make sure nothing was stolen or broken."
Etymology: This word has been used because a person has to remain sober during the entire duration of the party to make sure that everything goes as planned. He has to monitor the party and if he sees any sketchy people doing things they shouldn't he has to tell one of the spirits to remover the person from the party. A sober monitor plays an important role in the Cornell party scene because it makes it they make sure things run smoother and it is important for fraternities not to get upset that things were broken or stolen because then they will be less likely to throw more parties.
- Stephen Guijarro

Solid (adjective).
salid
Definition: awesome, perfect
Attested: I first encountered this term in early September 1999 in my dorm as uttered by my neighbor.
Example: "That video game is solid, dude!"
Etymology: "SolidÓ" is associated with something that is hard and difficult to penetrate . . . something almost perfect. Something good or "cool" or awesome can be amazing and unrivalled, and so it is "solid."
- Phil Mazo

Speedie
[spidi]
Definition: a simple term for a chicken wrap.
Attested: I first heard this term when I was waiting on line at the grill and the person next to me asked for a speedie.
Example: Since they ran out of chicken fingers I got a speedie instead.
Etymology: This word is used at the various dining facilities at Cornell. This word contains the root "speed" which relates to the word. Since a chicken wrap is easy and fast to make, it was given the nickname speedie. If a student is hungry and doesn’t want to wait for his/her food too long, a speedie would save time and satisfy one’s hunger.
- Clark Huang

Spirits (noun)
Spi-rIts
Definition: people that cater parties at fraternities
Attested: I first encountered this word when my friend was telling me about how his fraternities party was going to be catered and that even he would have to pay the spirits although it was his house. Example: "The spirits were monitoring the party to make sure everyone had paid and that no minors were drinking." Etymology: The word spirit originated from the fact that Cornell has a very structured party scene. They want to know which parties are occurring on what days and at what times and to make sure that minors aren't drinking. Therefore, Cornell makes every fraternity register their party. They then send people to cater the party, which means they supply the alcohol, make everyone pay, and make sure minors aren't drinking. These people have become known as spirits because they are supposed to have power over everything that goes on during the party. They are part of the party but don't take part in the party, they just watch over the party.
- Stephen Guijarro

Spotter (noun)
spot-ur; rhymes with dot her
Definition: a person who works the an alcohol catering company who looks for underage drinkers.
Attested: I first heard the word used when reading an article over the summer regarding catered fraternity parties.
Example: Watch out for the spotter.
Etymology: This term could be found at other campuses, if their social scene involves fraternity parties that are catered. These spotters look and find people who have sober bracelets, and who are also drinking. If spotter catches a person with a sober bracelet on drinking, the spotter then rips off the bracelet and escorts the person out. Essentially the underage drinker is kick out. However, many of the spotters are not that strict and merely give warnings to the underage drinker.
- Satch Sil

Static (noun).
st t-Ik; rhymes with "emphatic"
Definition: bad vibes; a hard time
Attested: I first encountered this term in early September in my dorm, as uttered by my neighbor.
Example: "I'm getting static from my teacher, who dislikes me."
Etymology: The word static is associated with stopping, or not moving. I believe that its meaning above, then, makes sense, because people wonÌt get anywhere if they give each other a hard time, or a person who is getting bad vibes from another person may be getting blocked by the other person to pursue something.
- Phil Mazo

Statler High (noun)
Stat-ler Hi/
Definition: It is actually the College of Hotel Management but due to its reputation it has been referred to as Statler High
Attested: I first encountered the world when I was talking to my friend telling him that I didn't want to be in engineering anymore, and he told me to go to Statler High it is easy.
Example: "He is going to his donut class in Statler High"
Etymology: This word originated from the animosity of the rest of the Cornell students towards the hotel students. The hotel students have easy classes like the wine tasting class that is an easy A and a good time, as well as a class where they have to dress up nice in order to eat donuts for an hour. Its as if the hotel students are taking high school level courses, which is where the hotel school gets its nickname from. The fact that it is called Statler high and not hotel high school is because the Statler is the main building in the hotel school and Statler high has a much better ring to it.
- Stephen Guijarro

the Sun (noun)
èa sñn; rhymes with "the run "
Definition: the Cornell Daily Sun, the newspaper of the Cornell University campus.
Attested: I was first acquainted with this term over the summer, when I received my first copy of the issue written especially for incoming freshmen.
Example: My friend Lenora works for the Sun as an editor of all event articles.
Etymology: This term is common generally to the Cornell campus only, though this newspaper does include events that are occurring outside of Ithaca and New York, including world events.Ý Thus, locals >from town may be seen reading the Sun as well.
- Randi Dublin