plural frosh

Examples of frosh in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The ranks of these inexperienced frosh have included 84 Lumber, which ran a spot in 2017 that played off the difficult lives of immigrants coming to the United States over its southern border. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024 City played the Bruins’ frosh that year, and Tom’s assignment was to guard Tommy Curtis, an absolute rocket. Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024 The only other frosh chosen as the Hobey winner: Paul Kariya (Maine, 1993) and Eichel (Boston University, 2015) … Dmitri Kvartalnov spent the season leading up to the ‘92 draft with IHL San Diego. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023 The day on the admiral’s barge was only slightly marred when the Navy crews couldn’t catch Washington in the varsity eight, junior varsity eight and frosh eight races. Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for frosh 

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Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

circa 1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of frosh was circa 1915

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“Frosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frosh. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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