srat

English

Etymology

Influenced by frat.

Noun

srat (plural srats)

1. (university slang) A sorority.
   • 2015 September 30, Nicole Nark, “Students Dress for Comfort”, in The Arkansas Traveller‎^[1]:

     Typically the srat look consists of chacos and big t-shirts. But even people who are not a part of Greek life still dress that way because we live in Arkansas. It is the natural state and we like to be comfortable.

   • 2018 April 10, Sam Feher, “The 50 Most Stunning Sorority Houses in America”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[2]:

     This srat house has a ginormous marble foyer, a conference-room-size study area, and recreational rooms with cute pink walls.

   • 2021 July 25, Jennimai Nguyen, “Tesla channels old school sorority values by policing customers' social media posts”, in Mashable‎^[3]:

     If Tesla's gonna act like a sorority on overdrive, maybe they shouldn't tell their customers to post the very comments they want to take down. At least srat standards boards have clear guidelines!

Old Javanese

Root

srat

1. Alternative spelling of sĕrat (“comb”)