frosh

C2+ Topic:Education & Learning

US /frɑʃ/ UK /frɒʃ/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a first-year student at a college or high school; a freshman

The frosh nervously found their seats in the lecture hall.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a first-year student at a... freshman newcomer novicefirst-year

Opposites

seniorupperclassman

Word family

Related forms freshman fresh

Etymology

Twentieth-century North American campus slang for freshman, probably a clipping and alteration of freshman influenced by the German-derived sound; ultimately from fresh + man.

Topics

Education & Learning

# frosh

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** frɑʃ
**IPA (UK):** frɒʃ

## Meanings
1. a first-year student at a college or high school; a freshman

## Examples
- The frosh nervously found their seats in the lecture hall.

## Synonyms
- freshman
- newcomer
- novice
- first-year

## Antonyms
- senior
- upperclassman

## Related Forms
- freshman
- fresh

## Etymology
Twentieth-century North American campus slang for freshman, probably a clipping and alteration of freshman influenced by the German-derived sound; ultimately from fresh + man.

## AI Etymology
Frosh has this etymological history: Twentieth-century North American campus slang for freshman, probably a clipping and alteration of freshman influenced by the German-derived sound; ultimately from fresh + man. As a noun, frosh names a first-year student at a college or high school; a freshman. The same family is visible in related forms such as freshman and fresh. The wording should be read with that uncertainty intact: the proposed connection is plausible rather than absolute.

## Topics
- Education & Learning

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