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Definition of 'academic' Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (Also,) academic
of or pertaining to a school, esp. one for higher education.

2. academic
of or pertaining to areas of study that are not primarily vocational or applied, as the humanities or pure mathematics.

3. academic
theoretical or hypothetical; not practical or directly useful:
an academic question.

4. academic
learned or scholarly but lacking in worldliness, common sense, or practicality.

5. academic
conforming to set rules, standards, or traditions; conventional:
academic painting.

6. (n.) academic
a student or teacher at a college or university.

7. academic
a person who is academic in background, attitudes, methods, etc.

8. academic
academics, academic studies or subjects.

scholarly,  of the university.

Well done Mel, I especialy like number 4, this is so true of so many academics.

Don`t know "B" from a bulls foot or their "Arse from their elbow"

I made a prediction years ago that the world was going to be full of unemployed academics, how true was that.

We have university "trained" people doing menial work not associated with their degree.

We have academics unemployed as they feel some jobs are below their standard.

Guess what? China loves us for it, their people are prepared to work in a " job" our people want a "career" so stay on the dole waiting for " ships that never come in."