academic weapon

Etymology
It is unclear who coined the term, but it was popularized in a TikTok video posted September 13, 2022 by Pennsylvania State University student Bradley Kraut: "Absolute academic weapon. Academic weapon." The video showed Kraut in the front row of a university lecture hall with the caption "ACADEMIC WEAPON. FIRST ROW 700 PERSON LECTURE 🤝". This started a TikTok trend of users calling themselves "academic weapons".

Noun

 * 1)  An exceptionally productive and diligent student.