(idiomatic, chiefly, UK, and, Ireland) The real world as a source of instruction, as opposed to a formal education.
I learned all I need to know from the university of life, not from books.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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