Rounds

Do you use "Rounds"?

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I use it very often.

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I use it sometimes.

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I've heard it but I never use it.

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I've never heard of this word.

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There were 0 votes since the poll was created on 15:23, 8 June 2015.

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Part of speech

Noun (pl)

Pronunciation

[rowndz]

Description

1. A responsibility of RAs to walk around the buildings in their neighborhood to make sure residents are safe and are following rules. Rounds are typically made by two RAs together, both wearing purple vests.
2. The tour of outside the fraternity houses by IFC officials looking for signs of violation of policy.

Typical Nights that Rounds (def 2) Occur:

Thursday	Friday	Saturday
always	sometimes	always

Usage

Anyone can use this term, though it is mostly used by students in on-campus housing or Greek life.

Example sentences

1. I saw Jack in his vest, so he must be doing rounds tonight.
2. Keep it quiet; they’re doing rounds right now.

Related terms

• RA
• Walkthrough

Why It's Wild

This word is wild because it is common among the Northwestern speech community, and while WildWords recognizes that although this term can be found at most universities, not every student will have heard it before attending Northwestern.