"fream" meaning in All languages combined

See fream on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-fream.ogg Forms: freams [plural]
Etymology: Probably a variant of freak. Head templates: {{en-noun}} fream (plural freams)
  1. (US slang, 1950s–1960s) social outsider, misfit, loser, usually restricted to males Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-fream-en-noun-55D2zXxk Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries

Noun [Old English]

IPA: /fræːɑ̯m/ Forms: frēam [canonical, masculine]
Head templates: {{head|ang|noun form|g=m|head=frēam}} frēam m
  1. dative plural of frēa Tags: dative, form-of, plural Form of: frēa
    Sense id: en-fream-ang-noun-Q7aT3YdK Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for fream meaning in All languages combined (2.2kB)

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