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frat flick

frat flick noun: a supposed dance move prevalent at fraternity parties which involves gently bobbing one's head, raising one arm and flicking the hand to the beat.

Noun

frat flick (plural frat flicks)

  1. (humorous, slang) A supposed dance move prevalent at fraternity parties which involves gently bobbing one's head, raising one arm and flicking the hand to the beat.
    • You may think the frat flick is a form of flirting, but don't fall for it and abandon your friend at a party for the sake of a hookup. It won't work out anyway, so focus on saving your friendship instead.2024 October 3, Kiva Bank, “WKND horoscopes: Libra season”, in Yale Daily News, New Haven, C.N.: Yale Daily News Publishing Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Oct 2025
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see frat, flick.
    • Neighbors just misses making the honor roll of frat flicks, an exclusive list considering how few great comedies have been made about high, horny college kids. Actually, there's National Lampoon's Animal House and that's about it. Short list; tough to crack.2014 May 14, Steve Persall, “Review: 'Neighbors' a raunchy romp, plus Zac Efron”, in Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, F.L.: Times Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28...

Forms of frat flick

pluralfrat flicks

Origin of frat flick

The term was popularized on TikTok in late 2023.

Questions about frat flick

What does frat flick mean?
Frat flick means a supposed dance move prevalent at fraternity parties which involves gently bobbing one's head, raising one arm and flicking the hand to the beat.
What part of speech is frat flick?
Frat flick is a noun.
What is the plural of frat flick?
The plural of frat flick is frat flicks.

Words near frat flick in the dictionary

  1. Frasure
  2. Frasures
  3. frat
  4. frat boy
  5. frat boys
  6. frat flick
  7. frat flicks
  8. frat house
  9. frat houses
  10. frat lit
  11. frat man

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