bell curve god

UK/ˈbɛl kɜːv ˌɡɒd/US/ˈbɛl kɚv ˌɡɑd/

noun

A notional deity having power over the bell curve grading system in which grades are adjusted to fit a normal distribution.

Meanings

nounbell curve god (plural bell curve gods)

plural bell curve gods · alternative Bell-Curve God · alternative Bellcurve God

  1. SingaporehumorousA notional deity having power over the bell curve grading system in which grades are adjusted to fit a normal distribution.

    This website is a tribute to the famous but elusive Bell Curve God that everyone has heard of but has never seen.

    2013 July 31, “Bell Curve God”, in Orbital: Project Gemini, National University of Singapore, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2013
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    “He who prays to the Bell Curve God, will be granted the luck to pass the exams!” Reads the Facebook Page description.

    2011 November 28, Alvin Lim, ““Bell Curve God” Surfaces In Local University”, in Alvinology (blog), archived from the original on 13 Nov 2011

    Some students in a local university who are sitting for their final examinations have reportedly resorted to and set up shrines to pray to a so-called 'Bell Curve God' for help.

    2011 December 1, STUMPBO, “Who is this Bell Curve God?”, in Life of Lopsided 8 (blog), archived from the original on 07 Dec 2013

    It seems desperate undergraduates at a local university are willing to do whatever it takes to help them in their exams - including giving offerings to the "Bell Curve God."

    2012 January 25, Ng Kang Rui, “Desperate undergrads pray to 'bell curve god'”, in Kangaroo’s Corner (blog), Singapore, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2022

    Upon exploring the Singaporean bell curve on the internet, I came across this comical photo of food offerings of oreos, noodles, and other goodies given to the "Bell Curve God". The paper on the image to the right reads: CURSED is he who enters without a food offering to the Bell Curve God!

    2013 April 12, Amanda, “加油! Adding Oil to the Ominous Bell Curve”, in 12 Time Zones Away (blog), archived from the original on 22 Aug 2026

    Sign up for random events, meet new people, set up a bell curve God altar, skip classes, tell your professor you dislike the country he comes from (just kidding), sleep overnight in the library, party on Wednesdays when you have a Thursday morning class etc.

    2014 March 17, Joshua Goh, “10 Things Every Singaporean Should Do Before Graduating University”, in TheSmartLocal (blog), archived from the original on 28 Mar 2014

Origin

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Chicago

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