17 Words That Have A Totally Different Meaning If You Went To Warwick UniversitySkip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPosted on 12 Apr 2017 17 Words That Have A Totally Different Meaning If You Went To Warwick University You can't say the word "purple" without thinking of that drink. by Gena-mour BarrettBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink 1 Terrace View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @caitlin270894 What it means to everyone else: A row of houses, or a paved area alongside a building. What it means if you went to Warwick university: The bar where you get trashed on fishbowls, spend a good portion of your Freshers' Week trying to make new friends, and then only ever return if you have to for a social. 2 Purple rocknrollmum.com What it means to everyone else: Something that is of a reddish-blue colour. What it means if you went to Warwick: The cider, beer, and blackcurrant concoction that has the unique ability to transport you back to that one* messy night in the Copper Rooms as soon as you get a whiff of it. It's the quickest route to a raging hangover, but you've probably learnt this the hard way. *many messy nights. 3 Smack View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @aaliyahcareofficial What it means to everyone else: The action of hitting someone with your hand. What it means if you went to Warwick: The sweatiest fucking club that's ever existed (particularly downstairs, where the sweat literally drips off the walls and ceiling). It's tradition to take a picture in front of the height board and then on to the bar for a few too many £1 Jägerbombs, and queue for the downstairs room. 4 Circle View this photo on Instagram instagram.com What it means to everyone else: A shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. What it means if you went to Warwick: A rare opportunity to get turnt with the sports clubs and societies you're a part of. And by rare, I mean pretty much every Wednesday. 5 Evolve Facebook: JagermonsterUK What it means to everyone else: To gradually develop over time. What it means if you went to Warwick: If you started before 2013, you'll remember Evolve as the bigger and arguably better version of Smack, before it was cruelly taken away and randomly rebranded "Neon" instead. 6 Floor five Siraj Datoo / BuzzFeed What it means to everyone else: The fifth level of a building. What it means if you went to Warwick: The place in the library where you go when you're really serious about studying. You also have to get there at the crack of fucking dawn to get a seat during exam season. 7 Floor two Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF BBC What it means to everyone else: The second level of a building. What it means if you went to Warwick: The floor where fuck all work gets done. 8 Geese youtube.com What it means to everyone else: The plural of "goose", a large bird with a long neck and webbed feet. What it means if you went to Warwick: Tiny little death mobs that run around campus and occasionally terrorise students. 9 Westwood Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Columbia Pictures / Via rebloggy.com What it means to everyone else: Most people think of Vivienne Westwood (or more awkwardly, Tim Westwood). What it means if you went to Warwick: The furthest point of the world according to everyone on campus, except the people who actually live in Westwood. 10 Cannon geograph.org.uk What it means to everyone else: A large gun, usually on wheels and used in battles. What it means if you went to Warwick: The place you do the majority of your serious shopping in first year, and almost cry lugging all your bags home. 11 Warwick Castle Michelle Walz / Creative Commons / Flickr: mweriksson What it means to everyone else: A medieval castle originally built by William the Conqueror in 1068. It's Warwickshire's pride and joy. What it means if you went to Warwick: A historical landmark you kept telling yourself you'd eventually visit, but probably never did, or rushed to do so in your final year. 12 Roots View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @niamhmurphy15 What it means to everyone else: The place or culture that a person comes from. What it means if you went to Warwick: The halls 75% of people put as their first choice, and 5% actually got. 13 Wiley Niklas Halle'n / AFP / Getty Images What it means to everyone else: The name of a famous British rapper and musician who's particularly big in the grime music scene. What it means if you went to Warwick: The artist who didn't turn up to perform to a bunch of excited Warwick uni students because, as he said in a tweet, he had "other things to do". Some people are still bitter about it. 14 Ball Gena-mour Barrett What it means to everyone else: A round object that is used in games such as football, basketball, and tennis. What it means if you went to Warwick: The one event where you can dress glamorously for no other reason than to eat semi-average food and look cute with your society peers. It's the only time you won't get judged for wearing hells on campus on a non-night out. 15 Grid View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @mariapuolukka What it means to everyone else: Something which is in a pattern of straight lines that cross over each other. What it means if you went to Warwick: The place you'd go if you'd fucked yourself and somehow left a 3000-word essay to the night before. 16 Coventry Gldburger / Getty Images What it means to everyone else: A city in the West Midlands that's home to Coventry Cathedral, Coventry City Farm, and Coventry University. What it means if you went to Warwick: A city in the West Midlands that's home to Coventry Cathedral, Coventry City Farm, Coventry University, and FOR SOME REASON also Warwick university. 17 Spa Ian Halsey / Creative Commons / Flickr: iancvt55 What it means to everyone else: A glorious place where water with minerals springs from the ground, or a hotel where people go for special, relaxing treatment. What it means if you went to Warwick: The glorious place where you spend the majority of your time at university, which is nothing like an actual spa, but is pretty cute all the same. Share This ArticleFacebook PinterestTwitterMailLink BuzzFeed DailyKeep up with the latest daily buzz with the BuzzFeed Daily newsletter!This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.