frosh
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) frosch, from (etyl) . See also (l), (l).
Noun
(froshes)
(dialectal) A frog.
Etymology 2
From an alteration of freshman, under influence from (etyl) dialectal . Related to English (l) above.
Noun
(
en-noun)
(colloquial) A first year student, at certain universities.
- That frosh is really getting on my nerves, just he wait till hell-week!
Derived terms
* prefrosh
Synonyms
* freshman
* newbie
* fresher (UK)
Verb
(slang) To initiate academic freshmen, notably in a testing way.
- This campus does not tolerate froshing in any form.
(slang) To damage through incompetence.
- Trying to open my car door with a coat hanger, I froshed the mechanism.
Derived terms
* froshing
Synonyms
* (initiate) haze
