Uni
noun
Short for 'university'.
He's going to start uni in September.
Often appears as...
- start uni
- finish uni
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
noun
A type of sushi that is made with sea urchin.
She ordered some uni for dinner.
noun
Short for 'uniform'.
The new school uni is much better than the old one.
Often appears as...
- school uni
- wear a uni
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
Short for 'unicycle', a vehicle that is like a bicycle but with only one wheel.
He rode his uni to the park.
Often appears as...
- ride a uni
- buy a uni
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
noun
Short for 'university'.
He's going to start uni in September.
Often appears as...
- start uni
- finish uni
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
noun
A type of sushi that is made with sea urchin.
She ordered some uni for dinner.
noun
Short for 'uniform'.
The new school uni is much better than the old one.
Often appears as...
- school uni
- wear a uni
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
Short for 'unicycle', a vehicle that is like a bicycle but with only one wheel.
He rode his uni to the park.
Often appears as...
- ride a uni
- buy a uni
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Usage
'Uni' is casual speech, more common among students and younger people.
Are you excited to be starting uni next year?
Pro Tip 2/3Primarily British
'Uni' is predominantly used in the UK and Australia, less in the USA.
Most of my friends are at uni or working now.
Pro Tip 3/3Life Phase
Refers to the time someone studies at a university, often implying the associated lifestyle.
My uni days were some of the best of my life.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Usage
'Uni' is casual speech, more common among students and younger people.
Are you excited to be starting uni next year?
Pro Tip 2/3Primarily British
'Uni' is predominantly used in the UK and Australia, less in the USA.
Most of my friends are at uni or working now.
Pro Tip 3/3Life Phase
Refers to the time someone studies at a university, often implying the associated lifestyle.
My uni days were some of the best of my life.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Usage
'Uni' is casual speech, more common among students and younger people.
Are you excited to be starting uni next year?
Pro Tip 2/3Primarily British
'Uni' is predominantly used in the UK and Australia, less in the USA.
Most of my friends are at uni or working now.
Pro Tip 3/3Life Phase
Refers to the time someone studies at a university, often implying the associated lifestyle.
My uni days were some of the best of my life.
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Video examples
Saving Lions: How I’m...
writing, computers, that can be taken for granted in the developed world and in our cities. These students will have the chance to get an, sort of, equal footing almost with regards to uni admission, getting employment, anything other than poaching.
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A 3D atlas of the...
graduate work and the result has been this software called uni view and a company called schists in sweden this software allows interactive use and so this actual flight path and movie that we see here was actually flown live I
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How you can use impostor...
So I've experienced a lot of success in my life. Over a decade ago, I started a business straight out of uni with my mate, Scott.
Video examples
Saving Lions: How I’m...
writing, computers, that can be taken for granted in the developed world and in our cities. These students will have the chance to get an, sort of, equal footing almost with regards to uni admission, getting employment, anything other than poaching.
Video examples
A 3D atlas of the...
graduate work and the result has been this software called uni view and a company called schists in sweden this software allows interactive use and so this actual flight path and movie that we see here was actually flown live I
Video examples
How you can use impostor...
So I've experienced a lot of success in my life. Over a decade ago, I started a business straight out of uni with my mate, Scott.
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Cody Fern
Australian Actor
When I was at uni, I got good grades and went on to do honours, but I kept thinking, 'I shouldn't be here.' Something just didn't feel right. When I finished, I decided that every decision I make from this day forward will be purely based on intuition, and I'm not going to fight that.
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Lenny Henry
British Actor
When you've lived in a country for 50 years and you pay your tax, you have a pension and insurance, you've raised a family and sent your kids to uni. To get to an age and be told you don't belong here and you have to go back to where you come from is really saddening and infuriating.
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Cara Delevingne
English Model
I love talking to my friends at uni and seeing what they are doing. They're just finishing their dissertations, and I kind of wish I could live their life for a second. I wish my school days could have dragged on a little longer, or that I could go back and do it later in life.
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Limmy
Scottish Comedian
A guy playing pool in a pub once said to me that they should put me on the telly. It went in one ear and out the other. But then I started thinking about it. I wondered how it all worked, did you have to be best mates with someone at the BBC who you went to uni with in Oxford?
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Nikita Parris
English Athlete
You have to sacrifice time with your family, your time as a teenager. You don't experience life like any other, outside of football. When you go to uni, you can't live the uni lifestyle. But I've never, ever thought about quitting football.
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Jenny Ryan
English Celebrity
I was miserable at uni. There were months at a time when I wouldn't leave the house unless it was to buy food. I lost a lot of friendships. I later lost jobs because of my mental health.
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Gemma Collins
English Celebrity
I didn't go to uni and although I don't have regrets in my life, I have two nephews and I'd encourage them to go to uni as I don't think you need to grow up too quick.
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Eniola Aluko
English Athlete
If you're at uni just because your parents have said so... There's a lot of success stories of people who have dropped out.
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Tony Abbott
Australian Politician
Certainly, my uni days involved some statements that I wouldn't make today.
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Alastair Cook
English Athlete
If I was a second-team player, I probably would have gone to uni.
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Cody Fern
Australian Actor
When I was at uni, I got good grades and went on to do honours, but I kept thinking, 'I shouldn't be here.' Something just didn't feel right. When I finished, I decided that every decision I make from this day forward will be purely based on intuition, and I'm not going to fight that.
Quote examples
Lenny Henry
British Actor
When you've lived in a country for 50 years and you pay your tax, you have a pension and insurance, you've raised a family and sent your kids to uni. To get to an age and be told you don't belong here and you have to go back to where you come from is really saddening and infuriating.
Quote examples
Cara Delevingne
English Model
I love talking to my friends at uni and seeing what they are doing. They're just finishing their dissertations, and I kind of wish I could live their life for a second. I wish my school days could have dragged on a little longer, or that I could go back and do it later in life.
Quote examples
Limmy
Scottish Comedian
A guy playing pool in a pub once said to me that they should put me on the telly. It went in one ear and out the other. But then I started thinking about it. I wondered how it all worked, did you have to be best mates with someone at the BBC who you went to uni with in Oxford?
Quote examples
Nikita Parris
English Athlete
You have to sacrifice time with your family, your time as a teenager. You don't experience life like any other, outside of football. When you go to uni, you can't live the uni lifestyle. But I've never, ever thought about quitting football.
Quote examples
Jenny Ryan
English Celebrity
I was miserable at uni. There were months at a time when I wouldn't leave the house unless it was to buy food. I lost a lot of friendships. I later lost jobs because of my mental health.
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Gemma Collins
English Celebrity
I didn't go to uni and although I don't have regrets in my life, I have two nephews and I'd encourage them to go to uni as I don't think you need to grow up too quick.
Quote examples
Eniola Aluko
English Athlete
If you're at uni just because your parents have said so... There's a lot of success stories of people who have dropped out.
Quote examples
Tony Abbott
Australian Politician
Certainly, my uni days involved some statements that I wouldn't make today.
Quote examples
Alastair Cook
English Athlete
If I was a second-team player, I probably would have gone to uni.
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