"frosh week" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: frosh weeks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} frosh week (plural frosh weeks)
  1. (university slang, Canada) A week of activities dedicated to new students at a college or university, held to prepare them for their first academic year. Tags: Canada Categories (topical): Universities Synonyms: orientation, O-Week
    Sense id: en-frosh_week-en-noun-xhO1jGeb Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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