rushee (1903)

Benjamin Zimmer bgzimmer at RCI.RUTGERS.EDU
Wed Feb 23 06:18:04 UTC 2005


* rushee 'student rushed by a fraternity or sorority' (OED2/MW11 1916)

1903 _Atlanta Constitution_ 5 Oct. 5/4 Several of the rushees were
undecided until the last moment, apparently wavering now toward this
fraternity and now toward that, and many were the excited discussions and
bets.


--Ben Zimmer



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