frat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of frat
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; by shortening
Example Sentences
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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.
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
Lawrence made his name with half-hour comedies, and while Vaughn has dabbled in television, he’s primarily associated with “frat pack” movie comedies.
From Los Angeles Times
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