Meanings
plural frat houses · alternative frathouse
- USA building in which the members of a fraternity reside or meet, especially one located on or near the campus of a college or university.
She wrote some awfully slushy letters to Phil Bowen, and he read them aloud at the frat house one night.
1922, Willa Cather, chapter 9, in One of OursSynonyms: chapter house, Greek house
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA building in which the members of a fraternity reside or meet, especially one located on or near the campus of a college or university.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Abbreviation of fraternity house
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