academic weapon

== English == === Etymology === The originator of the term is unclear, but it was popularized in a TikTok video posted on September 13, 2022 by Pennsylvania State University student Bradley Kraut: "Absolute academic weapon. Academic weapon." The video showed Kraut in the front row of a university lecture hall with the caption "ACADEMIC WEAPON. FIRST ROW 700 PERSON LECTURE 🤝". This started a TikTok trend of users calling themselves "academic weapons". === Pronunciation === === Noun === academic weapon (plural academic weapons) (Internet slang, humorous) An exceptionally productive and diligent student. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see academic,‎ weapon. === References === === Further reading === “academic weapon”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.