bird course

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bird course

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Possibly referring to the small size of bird's brains (compare birdbrain).

In the movie Sister Act 2, a bird course is referred to as being a course one can "fly right through," a reference to the course being easy to pass.

noun bird courses

  1. Canada In an educational institution, a course which is regarded as particularly easy. One of the most popular targets for criticism has been the credit system, Rutledge said, "because the public has the impression that students are just taking a bunch of bird courses—I wish they'd even tell me what a bird course is."

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@misc{bird_course_2026,
  title = {bird course},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bird%20course},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}