Date:  Fri, 1 Mar 1996 10:34:19 -0500

From:  Jesse T Sheidlower <jester[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]PANIX.COM>

Subject: Re: koofer



> > Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 11:22:43 -0500 (EST)

> > From: "Connie C. Eble" <cceble[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]email.unc.edu>

> > Subject: Re: koofer

> >

> > I have never received the term koofer from a student at the University of

> > North Carolina--nor have I ever heard of it. As a matter of fact, I have

> > never recieved any terms for 'files of tests' and precious few for

> > cheating of any kind. But I will ask this semester's students when they

> > return from break.

> >                    Connie

> >

> > On Wed, 28 Feb 1996, Thomas L. Clark wrote:

> >

> > > Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 21:09:53 -0800

> > > From: Thomas L. Clark <tlc[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]NEVADA.EDU>

> > > Subject: koofer

> > >

> > > After the midterm today, a grad student, originally from Virginia Tech,

> > > asked if the exams were not beign returned because of koofers.

> > >

> > > I was blank. She said at VT koofer meant "old test" and copies of them

> > > were kept in koofer files in dorms, frats, ROTC offices.

> > >

> > > Is this widespread college slang, Connie?



FWIW, we haven't heard of this term or of any other term for such

files either.



Jesse Sheidlower

Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang

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