Jambite

English

Etymology

JAMB +‎ -ite.

Noun

Jambite (plural Jambites)

1. (Nigeria) A first-year student at university; freshman.
   • 1993, Funmilayo Adegbite, Bonds of Destiny, page 48:

     So Pamela was the much talked about new Jambite. She had been the talk of the campus since he arrived, but he hadn't had the opportunity of asking for her name from his friends who told him about her.

   • 1997, Gbadebo Adeniyi, Barbwire, page 70:

     They first met when Tina was a Jambite and had just arrived on the Ife campus and Frankie was a final year student.

   • 2013, Justin Udie, Campus Nightmares, →ISBN:

     I'm a 300 level law student and you're just a fucking Jambite and....

Alternative forms

• jambite