Meanings
nounfream (plural freams)
plural freams
- USslangsocial outsider, misfit, loser, usually restricted to males
“I don’t think so, Ingrid. This is your day and I’m a fream who ain’t cool for this bit.” / “Nonsense, you belong here as much as anybody!”
2006, Early Santee, Beloved Vagabond, →ISBN1 more example
And it didn't matter much whether or not you owned a surfboard (though you probably did); unless you were a total fream (misfit), you went along with it to some extent.
1992, Blake Bailey, The '60s, page 103
Origin
Probably a variant of freak.
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