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freshman fifteen

noun

Etymology

From freshman + fifteen.

  1. inherited from *fimftehun✻
  2. inherited from fīftīene
  3. inherited from fiftene
  4. compounded as freshman fifteen — “freshman + fifteen”

Definitions

  1. The amount of body weight (thought to be 15 pounds) gained by a student during their…

    The amount of body weight (thought to be 15 pounds) gained by a student during their first year of college.

    • I gained the dreaded "freshman fifteen," whereas Ophi became unnaturally thin from eating too little.
    • Having gained the regulation freshman fifteen meant that my skirt that day fit.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA