Desmond Tutu

/ ˌdɛzmənd ˈtuːtuː /

noun

1. informal.
   a university degree graded 2:2 (second class lower bracket) Often shortened toDesmond

Word History and Origins

Origin of Desmond Tutu¹

C20: a pun on 2:2 and Desmond Tutu

Example Sentences

He also recalls seeing a punter at the bar and telling him: "You look just like Desmond Tutu."

From BBC

Archbishop Desmond Tutu said it so well: “There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.”

From Seattle Times

South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the 1984 winner, said becoming a Nobel laureate was a double-edged sword.

From Reuters

Archbishop Desmond Tutu even had to ask him to leave a funeral because so many black mourners were throwing stones.

From BBC

California legalized water cremation in 2017, but it became more widely known when Desmond Tutu, the anti-apartheid leader and South African Anglican archbishop emeritus who died in December 2021, requested it.

From Los Angeles Times