Doxbridge
English
Etymology
Blend of Durham + Oxford + Cambridge, by analogy with Oxbridge.
Proper noun
Doxbridge
- (rare) The universities of Oxford, the Cambridge and Durham collectively.
- 2012, Iain Hollingshead, The Daily Telegraph:
- Which university did you go to? ... Doxbridge – well, Durham, if you must know[1]
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- An annual five-day sports tournament held in March in Dublin involving colleges of the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, the Durham University and the University of York.
References
- ↑ How middle-class are you? Take this quiz, The Daily Telegraph, 19 Feb 2012
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