Gaudy
Jargon term in UK student life / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the student term. For the German poet, see Franz von Gaudy.
"Gaudies" redirects here. For the French village, see Gaudiès.
For other uses, see Gaudi (disambiguation).
Gaudy or gaudie[1] (from the Latin, "gaudium", meaning "enjoyment" or "merry-making") is a term used to reflect student life in a number of the ancient universities in the United Kingdom as well as other institutions such as Durham University and Reading University. It is generally believed to relate to the traditional student song, "De Brevitate Vitae" (On the Shortness of Life), which is commonly known as the Gaudeamus (Let's make merry) by its first word.
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