frat

[frat]

noun

Informal.

1. fraternity.

frat

/ fræt /

noun

1. slang

   1. a member of a fraternity

   2. ( as modifier )

      the frat kid

Word History and Origins

Origin of frat¹

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; by shortening

Example Sentences

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

“We sounded like a bunch of college frat boys singing into a tape recorder,” Marsh says.

From Los Angeles Times

Saxon is a classic entitled frat boy a—, but even he doesn’t deserve this.

From Los Angeles Times

Complete with his new frat daddy look, Zuckerberg raved about how he thinks the "corporate world" has been "culturally neutered" and complained about being "surrounded by girls and women."

From Salon

Erik A. Wilson’s cinematography is warm and grainy; it and the script have been polished until the scene transitions flow like vodka down a frat party’s ice luge.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• camaraderie 
• guild 
• sorority