What college really means

[ShawnD]

I was using WordWeb to see if there was a difference between "university" and "college". Here's what it says for college

1. The body of faculty and students of a college
2. An institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university
3. British slang for prison
4. A complex of buildings in which a college is housed

Interesting...

[Andy]

3. British slang for prison

If i remember correctly this is because the inmates used to learn alot whilst inside so they started calling it college.

[motai]

Originally posted by Andy
If i remember correctly this is because the inmates used to learn alot whilst inside so they started calling it college.

Learned up on escaping most likely. Either that or studied something like engineering so they can build something to escape in.