Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frat house

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: frat -house
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A building in which the members of a fraternity reside or meet, especially one located on or near the campus of a college or university.

American usage

Example Sentences

"She wrote some awfully slushy letters to Phil Bowen, and he read them aloud at the frat house one night."

Etymology

Abbreviation of fraternity house

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

frat houses (plural) frathouse (alternative)

Synonyms

chapter house Greek house chapterhouse fraternity house

Questions

What does frat house mean?: A building in which the members of a fraternity reside or meet, especially one located on or near the campus of a college or university.
Where does frat house come from?: Abbreviation of fraternity house

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