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frat

American  
[frat] / fræt /

noun

Informal.

  1. fraternity.

frat British  
/ fræt /

noun

  1. slang

    1. a member of a fraternity

    2. ( as modifier )

      the frat kid
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Etymology

Origin of frat

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; by shortening

Example Sentences

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If that sounds like a 1997 frat party elevated to political abstraction, fair enough.

From Salon

He is the exuberant frat boy, the alpha of the group.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last week, with the season drawing near, a crowd of frat brothers flooded onto the practice court at Galen Center.

From Los Angeles Times

In her freshman year, Chan went to a frat party with a friend who was worried that a boy she’d developed a crush on might be sketchy.

From The Wall Street Journal

He didn’t drink and he was about to get married, so the frat house atmosphere of a professional baseball team wasn’t one he partook of.

From Los Angeles Times

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