Meaning & use

fratboy

noun·Everyday

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A young man, typically a college fraternity member, stereotyped as loud, hard-partying, and immature (informal).

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The movie leaned heavily on fratboy humor involving pranks and parties.

He outgrew his fratboy phase once he started his first job.

A note on using this word

Fratboy is an informal, often mildly derogatory term shaped by American college fraternity culture and its stereotypes of excessive partying.

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