freshmanic

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English

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Etymology

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From freshman +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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freshmanic (comparative more freshmanic, superlative most freshmanic)

  1. (US, archaic, informal, humorous) Characteristic of a freshman.
    Synonym: freshmanly
    • 1871, Sophomore: Williams College, page 18:
      There is one Freshman who gathers in himself all the little peculiar Freshmanic idiosyncracies to a surprising extent.
    • 1911, The Smith College Monthly, volume 19, page 562:
      What kind of freshmanic drivel do you call that?

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