frat

noun

\ ˈfrat

Definition of frat

US, informal

: fraternity sense 1c Today's progressive notions of responsible partying and political correctness have hit hard at all eighteen of Dartmouth's frats but especially so at Alpha Delta, which has always had the reputation of being the baddest house on campus.— Eric Konigsberg —often used before another noun frat houses/brothers(often disparaging) a frat boy [=a member of a fraternity]

Examples of frat in a Sentence

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The frats would pay me $50 a night to spin WSLN’s vinyl as the kids descended into their cups. — Phillip Morris, cleveland.com, "A motorcycle has now become the sum of our fears: Phillip Morris," 11 Aug. 2019 When the frats disbanded, everyone was cheering and crying and hugging each other. — Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, "Swarthmore College Fraternities Disbanded After Student Organizers Held a Multi-Day Frat House Sit-In Protest," 2 May 2019 The frat has apologized and claimed that the videos were meant as satire, and five of the brothers have sued the university for $1 million each. — refinery29.com, "Syracuse Suspends 16 Students For Racist Theta Tau Fraternity Roast," 8 June 2018 Penn educator Jonathan Zimmerman, on the other hand, thinks in the #MeToo era women should boycott frats to press for change. — Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com, "Pa. primary voters guide, deadly protests erupt as U.S. opens embassy | Morning Newsletter," 15 May 2018 The frat's address is ironically 1863, the year Abraham Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, "'Atlanta' Recap Episode 9: Paper Boi is Ready for a Change," 27 Apr. 2018 After a series of wild parties, the dean exacts his revenge and, as per usual, the frat must band together or risk expulsion or, worse, being forced to go back to their real adult lives. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, "12 of The Best Sororities and Fraternities in TV and Movies," 17 Mar. 2017 Some college frats have been disbanded for less harsh initiations than the one the Browns new GM received Sunday. — Bud Shaw, cleveland.com, "New GM John Dorsey sees the best and worst of DeShone Kizer's season -- Bud Shaw," 10 Dec. 2017 This year, one frat at Baylor University in Texas held a Cinco de Mayo party where some attendees dressed as offensive Mexican stereotypes and in brown-face. — Jessica Valenti, Marie Claire, "A Call to Abolish Greek Life," 5 Sep. 2017

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