frosh

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"He'd probably want two of them, and maybe three," said BU head coach Jack Parker, who had to speak for his tremendously relieved goalie since the frosh was already on the bus after the late-ending contest.

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  1. noun Informal A freshman, as in college.

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  • They didn't meet last year and now Wynne is a U. of Florida frosh, continuing to mature to a likely pro career … but with a 49.67 PR just a nose ahead of Wyatt. —  DyeStat News Feed
  • In frosh-soph action, Coal City defeated Marquette 4-0.
  • Still, they seemed en route to a disappointing 2008 season until around the midway point, when coach Troy Calhoun handed over the offense to super-frosh Tim Jefferson, whose running and passing abilities regularly ... —  Westword | Complete Issue
  • Part of the problem is the pre-frosh perception, "If I don't get into the Quad or Hill, I'll have no friends and my college experience will suck." —  The Daily Pennsylvanian
  • Bear River's frosh (7-7 overall, 2-0 PVL) return to the court Jan. 16. against Lincoln. —  The Union - All Categories
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  1. Shortening and alteration of freshman (perhaps influenced by German Frosch, frog, grammar-school pupil).

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  1. English dial. (north), from ME, frosh, frosch, assibilated form of frosk, q. v.
 

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