frat

Etymology

Apocope of fraternity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɹæt/
• Rhymes: -æt

Noun

frat (plural frats)

1. Shortened form for fraternity, college organization. (Often used as a noun modifier.)

   "See you at the frat house."

   "All the frats will be there."

Anagrams

• RTFA, TRAF, fart, raft, traf

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fraːt/
• Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

frat n (genitive singular frats, no plural)

1. junk, rubbish, trash

Anagrams

• traf

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fˠɾˠat̪ˠ/

Pronoun

frat (emphatic fratsa)

1. second-person singular of fré

References

• Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1977, Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht, 2nd edition, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 306.