"underwater basket weaving" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} underwater basket weaving (uncountable)
  1. (informal, derogatory) A college or high school course or major that is easy and useless but will not result in finding a job or contributing anything valuable to society. Wikipedia link: underwater basket weaving Tags: derogatory, informal, uncountable Synonyms: feminist dance therapy, lesbian dance theory
    Sense id: en-underwater_basket_weaving-en-noun-wFxhXm~o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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