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frat

American  
[frat] / fræt /

noun

Informal.

  1. fraternity.

frat British  
/ fræt /

noun

  1. slang

    1. a member of a fraternity

    2. ( as modifier )

      the frat kid
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Etymology

Origin of frat

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; by shortening

Example Sentences

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Its stitched-together scenes—frat pledge party, dining hall food fight, toga party, horse in Dean Wormer’s office, homecoming parade—were individually hilarious and held together only by the individual characters.

From The Wall Street Journal

The space looked like a cross between a frat house and a high-tech research lab, a fitting aesthetic for a company founded by teenagers.

From The Wall Street Journal

If that sounds like a 1997 frat party elevated to political abstraction, fair enough.

From Salon

He is the exuberant frat boy, the alpha of the group.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last week, with the season drawing near, a crowd of frat brothers flooded onto the practice court at Galen Center.

From Los Angeles Times

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