All 4 Uses of
Ivy League
in
The Catcher in the Rye
- All those Ivy League bastards look alike.†
p. 112.1Ivy League = a group of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that regularly compete against each other in sports
- I wouldn't go to one of those Ivy League colleges, if I was dying,
p. 112.2 *Ivy League = a group of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States with a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige
- Strictly Ivy League.†
p. 165.2Ivy League = a group of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that regularly compete against each other in sports
- The worst part was, the jerk had one of those very phony, Ivy League voices, one of those very tired, snobby voices.†
p. 166.5
Definition:
a group of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that regularly compete against each other in sports and have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige
(Specifically: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, & Yale)
(Specifically: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, & Yale)