Meaning of freshmanitis | Babel Free

Definitions

A tendency of (mostly college) freshmen to be overwhelmed by the amount of work as well as make unwise choices.

US, rare, uncountable

Examples

“Freshmanitis is justifying poor decisions because you’re a Freshman. It’s like⟳ “YOLO,” but instead you say⟳, “I’m a freshman – I didn’t know⟳ better.””

“Since one of the common psychological symptoms of freshmanitis is increased appetite, it is believed that giving students the option to eat⟳ as much as they want⟳ will often lead⟳ to Freshman 15.”

“However, I feel⟳ like⟳ freshmanitis isn’t a unique phenomenon as much as it is just a new word for a ubiquitous feeling.”

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