Definitions

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  • noun Brit. slang a first-year undergraduate.

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  • adjective comparative form of fresh: more fresh
  • noun UK A freshman.

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  • noun a first-year undergraduate

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Examples

  • Mohuba said the students demanded R300,000 for what they called a fresher's ball.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • Mohuba said the students demanded R300,000 for what they called a fresher's ball.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • He struck the same note in fresher and more vigorous song, yet the same editor sent it back.

    Again the Literary Aspirant 1902

  • He struck the same note in fresher and more vigorous song, yet the same editor sent it back.

    Again the Literary Aspirant 1902

  • Dikembe Mutombo and Aaron Williams guarded Duncan much of the time, and they kept Martin fresher.

    USATODAY.com - Nets even Finals in ugly fashion 2003

  • But could only convert IBS-Hyd and not SIOM as they were more emphasizing on work-ex, and being a fresher might be the reason i could not convert SIOM.

    unknown title 2009

  • When food does not have to travel as far it stays fresher, which is something customers appreciate, he said.

    News/local from www.dailyamerican.com 2009

  • Despite the all the virulent and often unintelligible comments that have somehow made it past CNN's moderators (makes you wonder what they're up to, huh?), Mr. Steele is not dismissing these two incidents because he doesn't believe them to be unethical, but rather because his overall goal is to move the focus within the GOP away from the older party members and towards younger, "fresher" candidates.

    Steele: Sanford, Ensign affairs 'old news, old school' 2009

  • I had a wicked sweet tooth attack today - normally I do like my sweets, but I've begun to embrace the "fresher" side of the taste, moving towards fruit as a snack instead of something chocolate.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Sarah 2009

  • I had a wicked sweet tooth attack today - normally I do like my sweets, but I've begun to embrace the "fresher" side of the taste, moving towards fruit as a snack instead of something chocolate.

    Dating Myself Sarah 2009

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  • British equivalent of freshman. Or 'more fresh', of course.

    October 31, 2007

  • As opposed to the Crocodile Hunter's freshie. :-)

    October 31, 2007