jaffy
English
Etymology
An acronym of just another fucking first-year.
Pronunciation
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈdʒæːfi/
- Rhymes: -æːfi
Noun
jaffy (plural jaffys)
- (Australian) A person in their first year at an institution, primarily a university.
- 2013, Maddy White, LIFE AS A “JAFFY” – MY FIRST DAY AT UNI
- Jaffy has become a colloquial term – a lot of people use it regardless of whether the first years frustrated them or not. However I can’t help but feel sorry for those who have become cynical about their course.
- 2013, Maddy White, LIFE AS A “JAFFY” – MY FIRST DAY AT UNI
Synonyms
- (British) fresher
- (Canadian) first-year student / first year student / first-year university student / first year university student
- (US) freshman
- (US) frosh