fream
English
Etymology
Probably a variant of freak.
Pronunciation
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
fream (plural freams)
- (US slang, 1950s–1960s) social outsider, misfit, loser, usually restricted to males
- 1992, Blake Bailey, The '60s, page 103:
- 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.
- 2006, Early Santee, Beloved Vagabond[1], →ISBN:
- “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!”
Anagrams
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fræːɑ̯m/
Noun
frēam m
- dative plural of frēa