frosh week

English

Noun

frosh week (plural frosh weeks)

1. (university slang, Canada) A week of activities dedicated to new students at a college or university, held to prepare them for their first academic year.

   Synonyms: orientation, O-Week

   • 2022 September 4, Jordan Omstead, “Ontario students excited for frosh week, but safety top of mind for organizers”, in CTV News‎^[1]:

     But a year after Western University's frosh week ended with a mass walkout in the wake of multiple sexual assault allegations and claims of toxic campus culture, student leaders say additional supports and training are a key part of their orientation plans.