simnot
n.— «A new acronym can be added to the lexicon of neologisms that swamps education: Simnots. These are schools in most need of transformation; or will be when the package of measures to reform the comprehensive model of education in Scotland,» —“The sensitive approach” Herald (Glasgow, Scotland) Sept. 8, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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