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frosh

[frosh]
–noun, plural frosh. Informal.
a college or high-school freshman.

Origin:
1910–15; by alter. and shortening
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frosh   (frŏsh)   
n.   pl. frosh Informal
A freshman, as in college.

[Shortening and alteration of freshman (perhaps influenced by German Frosch, frog, grammar-school pupil).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
frosh [frɔʃ]

  1. n.
    a freshman. : Ken is just a frosh, but he looks older.
  2. mod.
    having to do with freshmen. : The frosh dorm is full again this year.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
frosh
freshman
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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