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minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down2·14 days agoFreshers? That’s a new word.
minus-squareBarbecue Cowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·14 days agoIn my experience, it usually originates from India, but it’s catching on in the UK too.
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·14 days agoIt was at least common in (my part of) the UK when I was in university over a decade ago
minus-squarechewables@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 days agoit’s been used very commonly in the UK since at least the mid-2000s.
minus-squareTippon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 days agoLate 90s in Wales, from personal experience :)
minus-squareGorGor@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·13 days agoIs it refering to people in their first year of university? If so in the US they are referred to as freshmen.
minus-squareTankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·13 days ago but it’s catching on in the UK too. Really? I thought it is a UK thing as well because we use the word here in Ireland.
Freshers? That’s a new word.
In my experience, it usually originates from India, but it’s catching on in the UK too.
It was at least common in (my part of) the UK when I was in university over a decade ago
it’s been used very commonly in the UK since at least the mid-2000s.
Late 90s in Wales, from personal experience :)
How do you guys call em?
Is it refering to people in their first year of university? If so in the US they are referred to as freshmen.
Really? I thought it is a UK thing as well because we use the word here in Ireland.