Freshperson

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A freshman of any gender. humorous, sometimes

    "Four years ago I furthered my education at a small, rural, New England arts college. The first day we freshpeople arrived (somehow it seemed natural for me to go to a coed school despite my sexual orientation), the infirmary had a questionnaire for us to fill out."

Example

More examples

"Four years ago I furthered my education at a small, rural, New England arts college. The first day we freshpeople arrived (somehow it seemed natural for me to go to a coed school despite my sexual orientation), the infirmary had a questionnaire for us to fill out."

Etymology

From fresh + person.

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