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- [frosh]
- /frɒʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [frosh]
- /frɒʃ/
Definitions of frosh word
- noun plural frosh a college or high-school freshman. 1
- noun frosh A college freshman. 1
- noun frosh a freshman 0
- noun frosh a high-school or college freshman 0
- noun frosh (now dialectal) A frog. 0
- noun frosh (Colloquial) A first year student, at certain universities. 0
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Origin of frosh
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; by alteration and shortening
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Frosh
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
frosh popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
frosh usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for frosh
noun frosh
- novice — a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro: a novice in politics.
- undergraduate — a student in a university or college who has not received a first, especially a bachelor's, degree.
- rookie — an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team: The rookie replaced the injured regular at first base.
- greenhorn — an untrained or inexperienced person.
- beginner — A beginner is someone who has just started learning to do something and cannot do it very well yet.
Antonyms for frosh
noun frosh
- professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- expert — A person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area.
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