Uniwat

Uniwat was a portmanteau of University of Waterloo made popular by writers of The Chevron.

History
The first known use of Uniwat was in an article in the January 24, 1969 issue of the Chevron.

In the February 7 issue, writers express their appreciation of the word:

"somebody on this silly newspaper suggested Uniwat would be the best contraction for University of Waterloo which they feel takes up far too much space — and all writers, even those of us of the elder generation (except David Kirk) are expected to comply."

The term continued to be used semi-regularly until the mid-1970s. The last known use by The Chevron occurred in the January 24, 1975 issue, exactly 6 years after its first known use.