sheepskin

earn a/(one's) sheepskin

slang To earn a diploma for graduating from high school or, more commonly, college or university. Alludes to the fact that diplomas were once printed upon actual sheepskin. I was the first person in my family to earn a sheepskin, something that I know my parents were incredibly proud of. It took me nearly eight years doing classes on nights and weekends, but I finally earned my sheepskin from Harvard! It took four long years, but I've finally earned a sheepskin and letters after my name!

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get a/(one's) sheepskin

slang To earn a diploma for graduating from high school or, more commonly, college or university. Alludes to the fact that diplomas were once printed upon actual sheepskin. I was the first person in my family to get a sheepskin, something that I know my parents were incredibly proud of. It took me nearly eight years doing classes on nights and weekends, but I finally got my sheepskin from Harvard! It took four long years, but I've finally gotten a sheepskin and letters after my name!

See also: get, sheepskin

sheepskin

slang A diploma for graduating from high school or college. Alludes to the fact that diplomas were once printed upon actual sheepskin. It doesn't matter how many sheepskins you have hanging on your wall, it doesn't change the fact that you are an unbridled schmuck! It took me nearly eight years doing classes on nights and weekends, but I finally earned my sheepskin from UCLA!

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sheepskin

n. a high school or college diploma. When you get that sheepskin on the wall, you’ll feel like it was all worth something.

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