Inter Cert

English

Noun

Inter Cert (plural Inter Certs)

  1. (Ireland, slang) Clipping of Intermediate Certificate.
    • 2018 August 8, Ruth Illingworth, A 1950s Irish Childhood: From Catapults to Communion Medals, The History Press, →ISBN:
      The majority of pupils in both secondary and vocational schools left after the Inter Cert. An Inter Cert was enough to secure a job in the Civil Service. Those who remained until the Leaving Cert were a truly privileged minority.
  2. (Ireland, slang, dated) A student in their 3rd or 4th year of secondary school.

Usage notes

In almost every register this term is preferred over the full term 'Intermediate Certificate'.

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