freshie
freshie · freshies
A freshmanA freshman.
Meaning
4 senses(Philippines, US, colloquial, countable)A freshman.
(UK, colloquial, countable)A new immigrant (usually to the UK).
(Australia, colloquial, countable)A freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni)
(colloquial, uncountable)Freshly fallen snow.
Origin
From fresh + -ie. In the sense of an immigrant, shortened from fresh off the boat.From fresh + -ie. In the sense of an immigrant, shortened from fresh off the boat.
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Forms
plural: freshiesSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable