Swots

Or, to put it another way, it's going to be very difficult for the "grammar stream" to thrive once the disruptive and violent kids have beaten the crap out of them a few times for being "swots". ❋ Unknown (2007)

There are passages in the film where the radicalism of the scientific revolution is made clear enough: the resentment at the 'swots' suddenly being 'stars,' the amused contempt of the codebreakers for irrelevant brass-hat pep-talks. ❋ Unknown (2002)

A semi-professional dancer who recreates scenes from Avatar in her classroom, a former switchboard operator who took maths GCSE alongside her pupils and a veteran teacher loved by the "swots, the naughty kids, everyone" are among those honoured in the UK teaching awards tonight. ❋ Rachel Williams (2010)

No more re-sits, modules or anything that doesn't suit glassy-eyed ginger swots! ❋ Lucy Mangan (2010)

The swots call it "hypnagogic", the more commercial-minded are calling it "sugary mutant pop". ❋ Paul Lester (2010)

Some autumns, the fashion swots are all about checking each other's shoes or comparing day dresses. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Waiting with G in the playground for a parents' numeracy workshop very good - G and I were swots and put our hands up to give the answers quite often - ha! ❋ The List Writer (2008)

Still, being sat with all the class swots is doing wonders for my grades. ❋ Ms Robinson (2007)

I wall banged it last time for inaccuracies and because I was a trifle irked by the comment in his author's note that inaccuracies he hadn't noticed were fair game for 'swots, anoraks and letter writers.' ❋ Carla (2006)

Let us pause for a moment to give thanks for Defamer; now that Gawker is run by the kind of characterless swots your parents always wanted you to turn out like, there is a rapidly-shrinking pool of sources for good blog post swipitation. ❋ Unknown (2006)

“All manner of swots, divots, hicks and junkies passed through that celebrated late-evening residency, contributing to the cocktail of verse, vibes and verbal volley-ball, but the all-important farty noises were down to one bloke. ❋ Unknown (1998)

"That's the worst of clever little swots," said McTurk, addressing the gas. ❋ Rudyard Kipling (1900)

Admittedly, teachers were sometimes his target - a subject likely to go down with all but the biggest swots - but then as an ex-schoolmaster Strong is entitled to have a bit of fun at a profession he clearly respects. ❋ Martin Chilton (2011)

Bookworms and swots have traded fiction for friction at a city's libraries. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Wave byebye to Ina-Yoko Teutenberg for the moment, because she'll probably spend today at the back of the bus smoking with the rest of the cool kids while all the swots step in to action. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Meanwhile, the Eggheads blazed through every round, like the swots in the exam hall who put their hands up for extra paper when you're still puzzling over question one. ❋ Unknown (2010)

1) "I was [swotting] up all night last night for this exam. I should walk it." 2) "Ken is such a fucking Swot, he's always up that teacher's arse." 3) "Peters, I want that [S.W].[O.T]. analysis in for noon tomorrow, please." ❋ Stuart Fletcher (2005)

Mike is such a ([swot]), he was [up all night] studying for [the class] test. ❋ Eannathelion (2018)

She was swotting for the [exams]. ❋ Tcalster (2014)

I hate my job, having to get up at 6am, put on a [lumo] jacket and clean up the thrash around the streets, its so demeaning, and the pay is crap, but I've got no other qualifications so I guess I can't do anything else. Yesterday i near got knocked down by a guy in a suit drivin a Porsche....looked like [Adam Grimes] from my old class. He was such a [swot].... ❋ Dockslide McGeown (2009)

"Have you [started] [swotting] for your [History] yet?" ❋ Xaviana (2003)

Lets SWOT that [potential] [new market] to see if we can [break in]. ❋ Trebor The First (2006)

Jack [aced] his [exam], what a fucking [swot]. ❋ OwainJam (2019)

[james flint] [adrian] [bowden] ❋ Kuponutmog (2005)

I'm [swotting] my [options] to [determine] which works best. ❋ Maouad (2018)

You swot! you always get [everythink] right, you [dont] have [a life] ❋ Claire (2005)