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 nounEric Konigsbergfrat houses/brothers
(often disparaging) a frat boy [=a member of a fraternity]
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Musk became the richest man in the world and continued his frat-boy-as-businessman strategy.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2022
The questions come from clueless frat boys, from wistful mothers, from grade school kids trying to understand older brothers and sisters.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2023
Like, all these influencers do the same damn thing, make the same jokes, the same kind of frat boys.
—Michael Silverman, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2022
In 2017, the university banned fall rush for first-year students after multiple reports of hazing at frat houses and longstanding faculty concerns about the negative effect of pledging rituals on student grades and health.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2022
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2022
The questions come from clueless frat boys, from wistful mothers, from grade school kids trying to understand older brothers and sisters.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2023
Like, all these influencers do the same damn thing, make the same jokes, the same kind of frat boys.
—Michael Silverman, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2022
In 2017, the university banned fall rush for first-year students after multiple reports of hazing at frat houses and longstanding faculty concerns about the negative effect of pledging rituals on student grades and health.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2022
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“Frat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frat. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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