sororitylike

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English

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Etymology

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sorority +‎ -like

Adjective

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sororitylike (comparative more sororitylike, superlative most sororitylike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a sorority (social organization of female students).
    • 2010 July 30, Elizabeth Olson, “Girl Scouts Try to Shed Campfire Image”, in The New York Times[1]:
      “Gamma Sigma suggests a club with sororitylike traditions like pinning and candlelight ceremonies that appeal to girls,” said Ann Maria Chavez, the council’s chief executive.
    • 2010 November 22, Torie Bosch, “The Most Sexist TV Show You Don’t Know About”, in Slate[2]:
      This is doubly true on cut nights, when some girls are asked to hang around after practice—with their “big sisters,” another sororitylike touch—to hear either a warning or those cold words each dreads: “This will be your last night with us.”