freshie

British  

/ ˈfrɛʃɪ /

noun

1. informal a new immigrant to the UK from the Asian subcontinent

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Etymology

Origin of freshie

C21: from fresh off the ( banana ) boat

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Example Sentences

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freshie

“It was debunked in five minutes. Today the media’s out with a freshie: the animal hoax.”

From Slate ● May 16, 2024

"Wouldn't the whole town—-including the Board members—-wake up, if they only knew that the whole thing was planned out by a fourteen-year-old freshie, by name Dick Prescott!"

From The High School Freshmen Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and Sports by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock

There wasn’t a freshie or soph who could stand against her on the tennis court.

From A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall by Amy Bell Marlowe

I’ve also thought we ought to ask Robin and Portia to join—in fact the Silvertonites who have stood by us since our freshie days.

From Marjorie Dean, College Senior by Pauline Lester

I lent it to her during her freshie year.

From Marjorie Dean College Junior by Pauline Lester

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