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fratlike

fratlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a fraternity (social organization of male students).

Adjective

fratlike (comparative more fratlike, superlative most fratlike)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a fraternity (social organization of male students).
    • Only top-shelf liquor is served, though Sasha refuses to serve drinks he deems fratlike. These include woo woos, kamikazes and shots of any kind.2000 May 7, Julia Chaplin, “Buzz Off: Secret Bars That Spurn Hype”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 May 2025
    • According to a new book, “Almost Live! The Show that wouldn’t Die,” Nelson wanted to make fun of the fratlike culture of some office settings. So he put a few male cast members in an office and had “Almost Live!” star John Keister pop in and ask: “Hey, what are you up to?”2016 July 7, Nicole Brodeur, “A peek inside ‘Almost Live!’ and Seattle’s unofficial history”, in The Seattle Times

Forms of fratlike

comparativemore fratlike
superlativemost fratlike

Origin of fratlike

From frat + -like.

Questions about fratlike

What does fratlike mean?
Fratlike means resembling or characteristic of a fraternity (social organization of male students).
What part of speech is fratlike?
Fratlike is an adjective.

Words near fratlike in the dictionary

  1. Fraticellian
  2. Fraticellians
  3. Fraticellis
  4. Frating
  5. fratire
  6. fratlike
  7. fratman
  8. fratmen
  9. fratorities
  10. fratority
  11. fratress

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