diploma mill

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diploma mill

noun diploma mills

  1. A business that sells fake diplomas or academic degrees.
  2. derogatory A disreputable university, churning out diplomas to unqualified students.

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noun university churning out diplomas to unqualified students

中文野雞大學 /野鸡大学 yějī dàxué, 學歷工廠 /学历工厂 xuélì gōngchǎng, 虛假大學 /虚假大学 xūjiǎ dàxué, 學店 /学店 xuédiàn, 文憑工廠 /文凭工厂 wénpíng gōngchǎng
Portuguêsuniesquina
Françaisusine à diplômes
DeutschTitelmühle
Românăfabrică de diplome
Русскийфа́брика дипло́мов fábrika diplómov, фа́брика степене́й fábrika stepenéj

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@misc{diploma_mill_2026,
  title = {diploma mill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/diploma%20mill},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}