dirty rush

dirty rush noun: a rush process which takes place apart from the formal rush events sanctioned by the university.

Noun

dirty rush (uncountable)

(university slang) A rush process which takes place apart from the formal rush events sanctioned by the university.
- Dirty rush gives fraternities the opportunity to look for freshmen they feel fit in well with their chapter, and it allows freshmen to get to know some of the fraternities before formal rushing begins at the start of second semester.2014 September 9, Zahra Husain, “Fraternities search for new members in "Dirty Rush" process”, in The Daily Pennsylvanian, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2023
- On October 24 Tsialas got dinner with his parents who were visiting campus for First-Year Family Weekend then attended a 'dirty rush' party hosted by the fraternity Phi Kappa Psi. Such parties are a way for fraternities to recruit first year students outside of official fraternity rules.2019 November 17, Marlene Lenthang, “Parents demand answers in death of Cornell University freshman, 18, who went missing after attending a 'dirty rush' frat party and his body was found at the...

dirty rush (third-person singular simple present dirty rushes, present participle dirty rushing, simple past and past participle dirty rushed)

(ambitransitive, university slang) To recruit through, or participate in, a dirty rush.
- People have to recognize the superficiality of Rush Week. Some people dirty rush and already have a good idea of who they want to recruit. Athletes, especially, have an advantage going into rush, as many of their upperclassmen teammates are sisters of certain sororities.2015 February 12, Carissa Zukowski, “Rush: looking in from the outside”, in The Johns Hopkins News-Letter, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2023
- Sororities can receive large fines from their national chapters for dirty rushing and can be disbanded.2021 September 7, Nidhi Shekar, Sasha Patil, “'Whoever's in charge of this is really sexist'”, in Purdue Exponent, archived from the original on 23 Sep 2021

So much so that he started "dirty rushing" frats to fully integrate into the Penn Greek life scene.2022 September 1, Meg Gladieux, Walden Green, “Working Hard, Partying Sober”, in 34th Street Magazine, archived from the original on 09 Jun...
Next, she said that rushing wasn't always by the books and records a follow-up video about a friend of hers that was "dirty rushed."2023 May 8, Jenna Kelley, “A Woman Shared 'Bama Rush Secrets Before The Doc Airs & Sorority Recruitment Is So Intense”, in Narcity...

third-person singular present	dirty rushes
present participle	dirty rushing
past participle	dirty rushed
past	dirty rushed

What does dirty rush mean?: Dirty rush means a rush process which takes place apart from the formal rush events sanctioned by the university.
How do you use dirty rush in a sentence?: So much so that he started "dirty rushing" frats to fully integrate into the Penn Greek life scene.
What part of speech is dirty rush?: Dirty rush can be a noun or a verb.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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