freshies

freshies is the plural of freshie.

freshies is the plural of freshy.

Meaning of freshie

freshie (countable and uncountable, plural freshies)

(Philippines, US, colloquial, countable) A freshman.
- You've got a swell chance to make this [baseball] team, you have, not! Third base is my job, Freshie. Why, you tow-head, you couldn't play marbles.1911 March, Zane Grey, “Out on the Field”, in The Young Pitcher, New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC, page 64
Synonyms:

fresher, frosh
(UK, colloquial, countable) A new immigrant (usually to the UK).

Synonyms:

comeling
(Australia, colloquial, countable) A freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni)
(colloquial, uncountable) Freshly fallen snow.

freshies pl (plural only)

(plural, plural-only, slang, Antarctica) Fresh food, such as vegetables and eggs, that cannot be produced in Antarctica and must be imported.
- “Freshies are being served tonight!”
  “Freshies?” Christina asked. By the sound of his voice, freshies must be something fabulous, she thought.
  “Fresh vegetables! Carrots, peas and broccoli!” Dr. Orlav answered with gusto.2010, Carole Marsh, The Mystery in Icy Antarctica

What does freshies mean?: Freshies means fresh food, such as vegetables and eggs, that cannot be produced in Antarctica and must be imported.
What is freshies the plural of?: Freshies is the plural of freshie.
What part of speech is freshies?: Freshies is a noun.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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