diploma mill

noun

A business that sells fake diplomas or academic degrees.

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Meanings

noundiploma mill (plural diploma mills)

plural diploma mills

  1. A business that sells fake diplomas or academic degrees.
  2. derogatoryeducationA disreputable university, churning out diplomas to unqualified students.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
degree mill

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 野雞大學 /野鸡大学, 學歷工廠 /学历工厂
  • 野雞大學 /野鸡大学 (yějī dàxué)university churning out diplomas to unqualified students
  • 學歷工廠 /学历工厂 (xuélì gōngchǎng)university churning out diplomas to unqualified students
  • 虛假大學 /虚假大学 (xūjiǎ dàxué)university churning out diplomas to unqualified students
  • 學店 /学店 (xuédiàn)university churning out diplomas to unqualified students
  • 文憑工廠 /文凭工厂 (wénpíng gōngchǎng)university churning out diplomas to unqualified students
Finnish diplomitehdas
  • diplomitehdasuniversity churning out diplomas to unqualified students
French usine à diplômes
  • usine à diplômesuniversity churning out diplomas to unqualified students
German Titelmühle
  • Titelmühleuniversity churning out diplomas to unqualified students
Hungarian diplomagyár
  • diplomagyáruniversity churning out diplomas to unqualified students
Polish fabryka dyplomów
  • fabryka dyplomówuniversity churning out diplomas to unqualified students
Portuguese uniesquina
  • uniesquinauniversity churning out diplomas to unqualified students
Romanian fabrică de diplome
  • fabrică de diplomeuniversity churning out diplomas to unqualified students
Russian фа́брика дипло́мов, фа́брика степене́й
  • фа́брика дипло́мов (fábrika diplómov)university churning out diplomas to unqualified students
  • фа́брика степене́й (fábrika stepenéj)university churning out diplomas to unqualified students
Cite this entry
APA

diploma mill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diploma%20mill

MLA

“diploma mill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diploma%20mill. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diploma mill,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diploma%20mill.

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