freshie

English

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Etymology

fresh +‎ -ie. In the sense of an immigrant, shortened from fresh off the boat.

Noun

freshie (countable and uncountable, plural freshies)

  1. (countable, colloquial, US) A freshman
  2. (countable, colloquial, Britain) A new immigrant (usually to the UK)
  3. (countable, colloquial, Australia) A freshwater crocodile
  4. (uncountable, colloquial, skiing) Fresh snow

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