- I'm hosting a prospie next tuesday.
Prospie (1)
noun; clipping
Prospective student who visits a college campus with the intention of seeing and learning more about the offerings of the college. Used extensively at Rice University.
Etymology : Clipping of prospective, from Latin prospectivus, and suffixation of -ie, showing that the word is a noun.
Source : "Are you a prospie?" asked by my host during Owl Days.
Last modified: 1 December 2011