Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

freshman fifteen

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: fresh-man -fif-teen
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount of body weight (thought to be 15 pounds) gained by a student during their first year of college.

Canadian usage; American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"I gained the dreaded "freshman fifteen," whereas Ophi became unnaturally thin from eating too little."
"Having gained the regulation freshman fifteen meant that my skirt that day fit."
"The freshman fifteen is the stuff of urban legend — a horror story that wreaks havoc on the psyches of high school seniors everywhere, for fear that it too might touch their lives, leaving them crying in the Sears dressing room shopping for pants two sizes larger."

Etymology

From freshman + fifteen.

Usage

Inflected Forms

freshman 15 (alternative)

Synonyms

fresher five fresher spread

Questions

What does freshman fifteen mean?: The amount of body weight (thought to be 15 pounds) gained by a student during their first year of college.
Where does freshman fifteen come from?: From freshman + fifteen.

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