halls
noun1
UK Student accommodation
- He was chatting to a couple of girls so I went over and introduced myself, said, "Hello, I er... I’m in the same halls as you." He just looked at me and said, "And?"2004, K. Woodley, quoting an anonymous student, “Let the data sing: representing discourse in poetic form”, in Oral History, volumes 31-32, page 49:
- 'I had a massive argument with my parents about moving into halls and they even tried to bribe me a bit and said, "You know, if you don't go into halls we'll give you the money that you would have paid in halls as a gift."2008, Anshuman Ahmed Mondal, Young British Muslim Voices, page 15:
2 more examples
- Once B started University he did really well; the structured environment provided by his university suited him well and he loved it so much that by the end of the first term he decided he did want to live in halls after all.2009, an anonymous Disability Advisor, quotee, Supporting people with autism through adulthood, National Audit Office, page 30:
- 'Yes. The first year he was in halls but was glad to leave for digs after that.'2010, Julius Falconer, Tempt Not the Stars, page 127:
- 'That was most enjoyable, my dear James. You really ought to go on the halls.'1953, Ian Fleming, “The Nature of Evil”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 146:
- Synonyms
- hall of residence, residence hall
- Derived terms
- underhalls