froshとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From 中期英語 frossh, frosch, from 古期英語 frosc, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz (“frog”), from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump, hop”). Cognate with West Frisian froask (“frog”), Dutch vors (“frog”), German Frosch (“frog”), Norwegian frosk (“frog”), Icelandic froskur (“frog”). Doublet of frosk; more at frog.

名詞

frosh (plural froshes)

1. (now dialectal) A frog.
   • 1565 (1593), Golding, Ovid's Met. xv. (1593) pg. 356:

     The mud hath in it certaine seed whereof greene froshes rise.

語源 2

Blend of freshman +‎ sophomore.

名詞

frosh (plural froshes or frosh) (colloquial)

1. A first-year student, at certain universities, and a first-or-second-year student at other universities.

   The frosh are really getting on my nerves!

2. Ellipsis of frosh week.

同意語

• underclassman
• newbie
• fresher (UK)

派生語

動詞

frosh (third-person singular simple present froshes, present participle froshing, simple past and past participle froshed)

1. (transitive, slang) To initiate academic freshmen, notably in a testing way.

   This campus does not tolerate froshing in any form.

2. (transitive, slang) To damage through incompetence.

   Trying to open my car door with a coat hanger, I froshed the mechanism.

同意語

• (initiate): haze

派生語

• froshing