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.

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Meanings

nounfrat flick (plural frat flicks)

plural frat flicks

  1. humorousslangA 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 Oct 2025

Origin

The term was popularized on TikTok in late 2023.

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APA

frat flick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frat%20flick

MLA

“frat flick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frat%20flick. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frat flick,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frat%20flick.

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