hell week
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The week during which new members are required to undergo undignified rites of initiation or gruelling discipline in order to be accepted into a fraternity, sorority, secret society, military group, etc.
American usage
noun
Alternative form of hell week.
Example Sentences
- "She was among a number of cadets taken to the infirmary with heat sickness on the first day of the rigorous drills called hell week."
- "As a college freshman, this was vividly impressed on me during my first exposure to hell week. Hell week is the term many students use in reference to what professors and other college officials call final exam week."
- "I finished my exam and handed it to the grad assistant at the front row. […] I had finished Hell Week! Winter break has officially begun."
Usage
- American usage