Decathlon

What do we mean by decathlon?

An athletic contest consisting of ten track and field events: the 100-meter, 400-meter, and 1,500-meter runs; the 110-meter high hurdles; the discus and javelin throws; the shot put; the pole vault; the high jump; and the long jump. Participation in the decathlon is traditionally limited to men. noun

In the modern Olympic Games, a composite contest consisting of a 100-meter run, a broad jump, putting the shot, a running high-jump, a 400-meter run, throwing the discus, a 100-meter hurdle race, pole vaulting, throwing the javelin, and a 1500-meter run. noun

An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days noun

A contest in science and math proving skill noun

An athletic contest consisting of ten different events noun

An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.

A contest in science and math proving skill.

Founded in the sixties by some guy from orange co. California. Where a group of nine kids get together and study for a year on a designated topic (i.e. ancient civlizations) in hope to master 10 different skill areas. Incredibly hard competition at the national level and most likely california will win. a joke is some states, and serious business in others. a safe haven for the incredibly nerdy or naturally brilliant. Urban Dictionary

A scholastic competition which involves all of the following: 1) the abuse of any number of anti-sleep substances 2) epic plastic swordfight 3) a 500 ton binder that won't ever be used for anything besides dropping it on the floor to annoy the superintendent on the first floor 4) a super-action-packed event called the super quiz, during which the honors students sit and laugh at the varsity students, followed by an intense jousting match 5) giving an interview and speech to a panel of three old, stoic and unfailingly unsatisfied judges 6) a vast amount of unattractive people or, 7) a term used to describe anyone with large bags under their eyes, a vast amount of bruising or dry erase marker all over their hands Urban Dictionary

A team of 9 nerds who have decided that they can't seem to get enough of school, so they stay a while longer and train to be "decathletes." smart teams win county, and possibly state (unless you're in cali, when you'll work your ass off sept-feb, win county, and get your brain handed to you on a silver platter by Moorpark/ECR/Granada) Urban Dictionary

Intellectual challenge whereby contestants: 1. Swim the English Channel while spelling all the words in the Oxford dictionary that start with the letter "E" 2. Rid a bicycle while reciting Ophelia's role from "Hamlet" 3. Run six miles wearing a graduation cap with tassel while singing old college drinking songs. Winner gets to become a member of the Supreme Court. Urban Dictionary

THE premier scholastic competition for AWESOME SMART PEOPLE! Urban Dictionary

Franklin Decathlon is one of the of the many competing schools in the L.A district that competes in a variety of 10 subjects and absolutely kicks ass in every one of them. Located in Highland Park, the Franklin Decathlon team has began such craze in the high school that they are now referred to as "DA SHIT" even though they prefer the students bow down to their intellectual badassery instead. In 2010, the team made it to the first time in school history to the State Competition in Sacramento and though they finished 27th place and did not win, they assure everyone, "you can't have your cake and eat it too". Franklin Decathlon is the most dedicated team to ever come out Franklin High School and will continue to be a legacy for years to come. Urban Dictionary

(AD for short) a club in which you study your ass of to prove who knows the most useless information than who and also to determine who has the most prowess. Urban Dictionary

A source of immensely funny words of the "day" (chairness). Also a great place for smart slackers to discuss every single thing ever. May be used as and adjective, or noun. Abbr. AcaDeca. Urban Dictionary

1) Making absurd or funny comments in the back of the class, and get a great response. 2) A competition wherein requires hours upon hours of studying 3) To spend hours writing a speech that you know will never be given to anyone outside of the classroom. 4) To be Ghetto Urban Dictionary

Organization of Asians with no social life who compete to see who's never going to get laid. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to decathlon:
decathlon, duathlon, decathlons.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word decathlon:
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Words that rhyme with decathlon:
heptathlon.

Adjectives that are often used to describe decathlon:
olympic, first, academic, event, grueling, modern.

Words that sound like decathlon:
decathlon, decathlete, duathlon, decalog, talkathon, decals, decline, declan, decagon, decameron, eau de cologne, decoupling.