UCLA Slang

Do you speak Bruin? Because to be a True Bruin, you can't just walk the walk, you have to talk the talk. How many can you decode? Click thru to see what they mean. Email us if you have appropriate UCLA slang you used to say on campus.

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Riding the Bird electric scooters around campus

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Campus food delivery robots operated by Starship Technologies

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Short for Rendevous dining hall located at Reiber Terrace

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Dance Marathon, presented by the Pediatric AIDS Coalition (PAC)

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De Neve Dining Hall food available late at night

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Sliding down the grassy hill adjacent Janss Steps on an ice block

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Various dance groups who practice in the underground parking lots

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Epicuria, a new Mediterranean-inspired dining hall that replaced Covel

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Rubbing the paw of the Bruin Bear for good luck before taking a final exam

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A large, rowdy block party on Roebling Avenue that often gets out of hand

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University of Zoom Los Angeles

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Sunset Canyon Recreation Center aka Sunset Rec

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Phonetic pronunciation of UCLA

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Meal plan credits at UCLA dining halls which allows for swiping yourself or others in to eat

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UCLA-founded, student-run food delivery service using electric scooters

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Website run by the Daily Bruin that evaluates professors, classes and apartments

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To mob passersby with promo flyers on BruinWalk

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Flyer distributed by The Den at sporting events trashing the other school

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UCLA’s first dorm hall on The Hill; prior to its remodel in 2013 it was known for being old and gross

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The only kitchen on The Hill - located in Hitch commons

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Lowered grassy area next to Perloff Hall; was originally an arroyo prior to 1947

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A popular intersection on Frat Row where clubs sell pizza on Thursday nights

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Short for “Let’s Go Bruins!” Commonly said on game days

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A hand signal signifying the four letters in UCLA; or two 4s (both hands) add up to 8 signifying the 8-clap.

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Roll Inn Sandwich on Gayley, known for their really cheap subs

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Short for Mickey Mouse, referencing an easy class

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Short for The Cooperage, where food was served in Ackerman A-level

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Nickname for University Research Library, which is now Young Research Library or YRL

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Westwood Brewing Company, formerly on the corner of Kinross and Glendon

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The perpetual name used for the bar on the corner of Gayley and Weyburn

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Screaming out the window each midnight of Finals Week

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The residence and dining halls

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Bunche Hall

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Former sandwich place in South Campus, now the Court of Sciences Student Center

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Very steep steps on the Hill leading to Rieber Hall

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UCLA apparel

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Stands for U.C.L.A. and its never-ending construction projects

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Stands for U.S.C. and the stereotype of rich, entitled, “legacy” students

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The staircase adjacent to Covel Commons

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Someone who spends all of their time in Powell Library

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The highest premier meal plan usually allowing one to have extra swipes for friends

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Secretly going into the tunnel system underneath UCLA for exploration or shenanigans

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When Jamba Juice in Ackerman is converted into a dance club for freshmen during orientation

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A midnight run through campus in one's underwear on the Wednesday of Finals Week

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Bruin Café located in Sproul Hall

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Bruin Plate is UCLA's health-themed dining hall

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Bruin Fitness Center located underneath B-Plate

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Touching the waters of the inverted fountain during freshmen orientation to become an official Bruin

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The Sheets (L'Horizon) Apartments on Strathmore Ave., which are designed around a tree in the center of the complex

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The black and white cat that lives on campus, usually spotted by Powell Library