fream
English
Etymology
Probably a variant of freak.
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.
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- “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!”
- 1992, Blake Bailey, The '60s (page 103)
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