University of Recto

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Alluding to a nonexistent school along Recto Avenue, Manila, well-known for its diploma mills and falsified documents.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /juniˌveɾsiti ˌʔof ˈɾekto/, [jʊ.nɪˌvɛɾ.sɪ.tɪ ˌʔof ˈɾɛk.to]
    • IPA(key): /juniˌbeɾsiti ˌʔop ˈɾekto/, [jʊ.nɪˌbɛɾ.sɪ.tɪ ˌʔop ˈɾɛk.to] (more native-sounding)
  • Rhymes: -ekto
  • Syllabification: U‧ni‧ver‧si‧ty of Rec‧to

Noun[edit]

Univérsitý of Recto (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜈᜒᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜆᜒ ᜂᜉ᜔ ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜓ) (idiomatic, slang, derogatory)

  1. diploma mill
    Kailan ka pa nagka-diploma? Graduate ka ng University of Recto, no?
    Since when did you get a diploma? You graduated from the University of Recto (diploma mill), didn't you?
  2. place where falsified documents get created