"underwater basket weaving" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} underwater basket weaving (uncountable)
  1. (informal, derogatory) A college or high school course or major that is easy and useless for finding jobs or creating any valuable societal contribution. Wikipedia link: underwater basket weaving Tags: derogatory, informal, uncountable Synonyms: feminist dance therapy, lesbian dance theory
    Sense id: en-underwater_basket_weaving-en-noun-boJmhnc5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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