freshie

/ ˈfrɛʃɪ /

noun

Origin of freshie¹

C21: from fresh off the ( banana ) boat

They were determined to make her give up her room to that obnoxious little freshie, Miss Elster.

What Hamilton ought to lose is some of its freshie freshmen, retorted Leslie.

This freshie must be pretty white or she would have reported it to Remson.

She used to tell me a lot about her affairs when I was a freshie.

She treated me abominably the day I landed on the station platform, a freshie.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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