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rushee

noun
rush·​ee | \ ËŒrÉ™-ˈshÄ“ How to pronounce rushee (audio) \

Definition of rushee

: a college or university student who is being rushed by a fraternity or sorority

Examples of rushee in a Sentence

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 The Bad: Rain or shine, rushees spend 10 plus hours per day conversing with strangers, combatting Southeastern humidity, and pounding pavement between sorority mansions in sky-high heels or barely-there sandals. — Macy Sirmans, Southern Living, "It’s All Greek to Me | Southern Living’s Roadmap to Sorority Recruitment," 24 Aug. 2015 The Bad: Rain or shine, rushees spend 10 plus hours per day conversing with strangers, combatting Southeastern humidity, and pounding pavement between sorority mansions in sky-high heels or barely-there sandals. — Macy Sirmans, Southern Living, "It’s All Greek to Me | Southern Living’s Roadmap to Sorority Recruitment," 11 July 2017

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First Known Use of rushee

1894, in the meaning defined above

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