"ride the short bus" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-ride the short bus.ogg Forms: rides the short bus [present, singular, third-person], riding the short bus [participle, present], rode the short bus [past], ridden the short bus [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|ride<,,rode,ridden> the short bus}} ride the short bus (third-person singular simple present rides the short bus, present participle riding the short bus, simple past rode the short bus, past participle ridden the short bus)
  1. (US, slang, idiomatic, derogatory, education) To participate in a special education program, such as for those with learning disabilities. Tags: US, derogatory, idiomatic, slang Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-ride_the_short_bus-en-verb-aUVyTROE Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Topics: education
  2. (US, slang, idiomatic, derogatory, education) To require a special education program, as though one were learning-disabled. Tags: US, derogatory, idiomatic, slang Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-ride_the_short_bus-en-verb-NSHTD-jw Categories (other): American English Topics: education

Inflected forms

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