sad grad

sad grad
n.
A recent university graduate who is deeply in debt and has few or no good job prospects. Also: sad-grad.
Example Citation:
In its spring report on workplace trends, the Chicago-based outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas noted the changing lingo.
A Sad-Grad, said CEO John Challenger, is a recent college graduate with no job prospects, deep in school debt and credit-card bills and living with his or her parents.
— Andrew Herrman, "Cubicle culture inspires its own language," Chicago Sun-Times, May 20, 2003
Earliest Citation:
Sad grads: The National Association of Colleges and Employers in Bethlehem reports that U.S. companies overall expect to hire 36.4 percent fewer college graduates this year.
— Christian Millman, "Summer grads scramble for fewer jobs," Morning Call, May 19, 2002
Also:
Dustin Hoffman has been a sad grad, a street hustler, a soap-opera actress and an idiot savant.
— Jeryl Brunner, "Dustin Time," In Style, June 1998
And:
— Dave Barry, "Turning Glad Grads To Sad Grads," The Baltimore Sun, May 19, 1996
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