freshie

/ (ˈfrɛʃɪ) /

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noun

Hinglish informal a new immigrant to the UK from the Asian subcontinent

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Word Origin for freshie

C21: from fresh off the (banana) boat

Words nearby freshie

freshen, freshener, fresher, freshet, fresh gale, freshie, freshman, freshmanic, freshman week, freshness date, fresh off the boat

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How to use freshie in a sentence

They were determined to make her give up her room to that obnoxious little freshie, Miss Elster.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman|Pauline Lester
What Hamilton ought to lose is some of its freshie freshmen, retorted Leslie.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman|Pauline Lester
This freshie must be pretty white or she would have reported it to Remson.
Marjorie Dean, College Senior|Pauline Lester
She used to tell me a lot about her affairs when I was a freshie.
Marjorie Dean, College Senior|Pauline Lester

She treated me abominably the day I landed on the station platform, a freshie.
Marjorie Dean, College Senior|Pauline Lester