frat house

See also: frathouse

English

Alternative forms

• frathouse

Etymology

Abbreviation of fraternity house

Noun

frat house (plural frat houses)

1. (US) A building in which the members of a fraternity reside or meet, especially one located on or near the campus of a college or university.
   • 1922, Willa Cather, chapter 9, in One of Ours:

     She wrote some awfully slushy letters to Phil Bowen, and he read them aloud at the frat house one night.

Synonyms

• chapter house, Greek house