"frosh" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɹɔʃ/ [General-American], /fɹɑʃ/ [cot-caught-merger], /fɹɒʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-frosh.ogg [Australia] 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, {{m|enm|frosch}} frosch, {{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, {{l|en|frog}} frog Head templates: {{en-noun}} frosh (plural froshes)
  1. (now dialectal) A frog. Tags: dialectal Categories (lifeform): Frogs
    Sense id: en-frosh-en-noun-en:frog Disambiguation of Frogs: 33 8 29 16 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /fɹɔʃ/ [General-American], /fɹɑʃ/ [cot-caught-merger], /fɹɒʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-frosh.ogg [Australia] 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 42 29 14 14 Disambiguation of 'first year student': 90 10
  2. (colloquial, plural "froshes") Short for frosh week. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial Alternative form of: frosh week Categories (lifeform): Anurans, Frogs
    Sense id: en-frosh-en-noun-9Sx9kP5H Disambiguation of Anurans: 24 11 39 14 13 Disambiguation of Frogs: 33 8 29 16 14 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English blends: 4 6 40 34 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 12 49 22 16 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 12 47 25 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 12 45 28 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: underclassman, newbie, fresher [UK] Derived forms: prefrosh
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /fɹɔʃ/ [General-American], /fɹɑʃ/ [cot-caught-merger], /fɹɒʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-frosh.ogg [Australia] 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 (lifeform): Frogs Synonyms (initiate): haze Translations (to initiate academic freshmen): dopen (Dutch), bizuter (French), baptiser (French)
    Sense id: en-frosh-en-verb-ckfiw1zs Disambiguation of Frogs: 33 8 29 16 14 Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 4 6 40 34 17 Disambiguation of 'initiate': 92 8 Disambiguation of 'to initiate academic freshmen': 98 2
  2. (transitive, slang) To damage through incompetence. Tags: slang, transitive Categories (lifeform): Frogs
    Sense id: en-frosh-en-verb-WFk3ZlWv Disambiguation of Frogs: 33 8 29 16 14 Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 4 6 40 34 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: froshing
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "1": "en",
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      ],
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        {
          "roman": "The mud hath in it certaine seed whereof greene froshes rise.",
          "text": "1565 (1593), Golding, Ovid's Met. xv. (1593) pg. 356",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "A frog."
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        "(now dialectal) A frog."
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      "ipa": "/fɹɔʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɹɑʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
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    {
      "ipa": "/fɹɒʃ/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːʃ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒʃ"
    },
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      "tags": [
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    }
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}

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  "etymology_text": "Blend of freshman + sophomore.",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "/fɹɑʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
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    {
      "ipa": "/fɹɒʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːʃ"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒʃ"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
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    {
      "word": "underclassman"
    },
    {
      "word": "newbie"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "fresher"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "first year student",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "schacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "first year student",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bleu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "frosh"
}

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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "English slang",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This campus does not tolerate froshing in any form."
        }
      ],
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        "To initiate academic freshmen, notably in a testing way."
      ],
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          "initiate"
        ],
        [
          "freshmen",
          "freshmen"
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          "testing"
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        "(transitive, slang) To initiate academic freshmen, notably in a testing way."
      ],
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        "slang",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Trying to open my car door with a coat hanger, I froshed the mechanism."
        }
      ],
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        "To damage through incompetence."
      ],
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          "damage"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive, slang) To damage through incompetence."
      ],
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        "slang",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/fɹɔʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɹɑʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
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      "ipa": "/fɹɒʃ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɔːʃ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒʃ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
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    }
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      "sense": "initiate",
      "word": "haze"
    }
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to initiate academic freshmen",
      "word": "dopen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to initiate academic freshmen",
      "word": "bizuter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to initiate academic freshmen",
      "word": "baptiser"
    }
  ],
  "word": "frosh"
}

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