freshmanitis means A tendency of (mostly college) freshmen to be overwhelmed by the amount of work as well as make unwise choices.
Etymology
From freshman + -itis, on the pattern of senioritis.
noun
- A tendency of (mostly college) freshmen to be overwhelmed by the amount of work as well as make unwise choices.“Freshmanitis is justifying poor decisions because you’re a Freshman. It’s like “YOLO,” but instead you say, “I’m a freshman – I didn’t know better.””