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Noun [English]

IPA: /fɹɔʃ/ [General-American], /fɹɑʃ/ [cot-caught-merger], /fɹɒʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-frosh.ogg Forms: froshes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːʃ, -ɒʃ Etymology: From Middle English frossh, frosch, from Old English frosc, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz (“frog”), from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump, hop”). Cognate with West Frisian froask (“frog”), Dutch vors (“frog”), German Frosch (“frog”), Norwegian frosk (“frog”), Icelandic froskur (“frog”). Doublet of frosk; more at frog. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|frossh}} Middle English frossh, {{inh|en|ang|frosc}} Old English frosc, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*fruskaz|t=frog}} Proto-Germanic *fruskaz (“frog”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*prew-|t=to jump, hop}} Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump, hop”), {{cog|fy|froask|t=frog}} West Frisian froask (“frog”), {{cog|nl|vors|t=frog}} Dutch vors (“frog”), {{cog|de|Frosch|t=frog}} German Frosch (“frog”), {{cog|no|frosk|t=frog}} Norwegian frosk (“frog”), {{cog|is|froskur|t=frog}} Icelandic froskur (“frog”), {{doublet|en|frosk}} Doublet of frosk Head templates: {{en-noun}} frosh (plural froshes)
  1. (now dialectal) A frog. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-frosh-en-noun-en:frog
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /fɹɔʃ/ [General-American], /fɹɑʃ/ [cot-caught-merger], /fɹɒʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-frosh.ogg Forms: froshes [plural], frosh [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːʃ, -ɒʃ Etymology: Blend of freshman + sophomore. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|freshman|sophomore}} Blend of freshman + sophomore Head templates: {{en-noun|+|frosh}} frosh (plural froshes or frosh)
  1. (colloquial) A first-year student, at certain universities, and a first-or-second-year student at other universities. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Universities Translations (first year student): schacht [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), bleu [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-frosh-en-noun-OEpS64PX Disambiguation of Universities: 1 38 41 15 4 Disambiguation of 'first year student': 88 12
  2. (colloquial, plural "froshes") Short for frosh week. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial Alternative form of: frosh week Categories (topical): Universities Categories (lifeform): Anurans, Frogs
    Sense id: en-frosh-en-noun-9Sx9kP5H Disambiguation of Universities: 1 38 41 15 4 Disambiguation of Anurans: 19 13 52 15 1 Disambiguation of Frogs: 29 10 40 17 5 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English blends: 4 7 42 34 13 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 15 58 25 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 14 53 24 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 15 59 21 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 15 61 20 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 15 48 25 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 14 46 30 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: underclassman, newbie, fresher [UK] Derived forms: prefrosh
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /fɹɔʃ/ [General-American], /fɹɑʃ/ [cot-caught-merger], /fɹɒʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-frosh.ogg Forms: froshes [present, singular, third-person], froshing [participle, present], froshed [participle, past], froshed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔːʃ, -ɒʃ Etymology: Blend of freshman + sophomore. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|freshman|sophomore}} Blend of freshman + sophomore Head templates: {{en-verb}} frosh (third-person singular simple present froshes, present participle froshing, simple past and past participle froshed)
  1. (transitive, slang) To initiate academic freshmen, notably in a testing way. Tags: slang, transitive Categories (topical): Universities Synonyms (initiate): haze Translations (to initiate academic freshmen): dopen (Dutch), bizuter (French), baptiser (French)
    Sense id: en-frosh-en-verb-ckfiw1zs Disambiguation of Universities: 1 38 41 15 4 Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 4 7 42 34 13 Disambiguation of 'initiate': 95 5 Disambiguation of 'to initiate academic freshmen': 99 1
  2. (transitive, slang) To damage through incompetence. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-frosh-en-verb-WFk3ZlWv Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 4 7 42 34 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: froshing
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} frosh
  1. Alternative form of frossh Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: frossh
    Sense id: en-frosh-enm-noun-QYM2cnoX Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "word": "newbie"
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        "To damage through incompetence."
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        "(transitive, slang) To damage through incompetence."
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      "word": "haze"
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      "sense": "to initiate academic freshmen",
      "word": "dopen"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "bizuter"
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      "sense": "to initiate academic freshmen",
      "word": "baptiser"
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