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rushee

[ ruh-shee ]

noun

  1. a college student who is rushed rush by a fraternity or sorority.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rushee1

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; rush 1 + -ee
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Example Sentences

“You know there’s not very much we can do,” Nan Webster, the president of the Panhellenic Council, the governing body of sororities, told a Black rushee, according to a 1968 report in the student newspaper.

In 2012, another student, 19-year-old rushee Jack Culolias, drowned in a river after drinking at an event thrown by the fraternity.

He rushed up the steps just as a Freshman rushee was starting down all alone and demanded the rent for six months on the spot, threatening to throw us out into the street that minute.

The Thetas invited her to their "rushee" party, and things looked well.

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