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Define the word tenured graduate student

"tenured graduate student" jargon "Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)"

tenured graduate student n. One who has been in graduate school for 10
   years (the usual maximum is 5 or 6): a `ten-yeared' student (get it?).
   Actually, this term may be used of any grad student beginning in his
   seventh year. Students don't really get tenure, of course, the way
   professors do, but a tenth-year graduate student has probably been
   around the university longer than any untenured professor.

"tenured graduate student" foldoc "The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)"

tenured graduate student
     
         One who has been in graduate school for 10 years (the
        usual maximum is 5 or 6): a "ten-yeared" student (get it?).
        Actually, this term may be used of any grad student beginning
        in his seventh year.  Students don't really get tenure, of
        course, the way professors do, but a tenth-year graduate
        student has probably been around the university longer than
        any untenured professor.
     
        [Jargon File]
     
        (1996-09-27)