Vocabulary - Help foreigners get the best of your forum

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Hi guys,

Quite new on this forum, I like to lurk around on non-poker topics.

As you can see I can speak english (hi luckyjimm) but unfortunately just a little american (hi everyone else), so here are a few questions which will give me a better understanding of this forum and, of course, enjoy a sweeter life in this world of madness.

1. Please explain the concept of Fraternity to someone whose culture about american universities can be sumed up in three words : "Bret Easton Ellis".

2. What exactly is a douchebag ? In the Urban Dictionary, I saw "wanker". Litteraly, this would mean a lazy, boring guy. Am I getting close to it ?

3. When someone says something is gay in a situation which is a priori non-gay, what does it mean ? I don't see any translation for this one, as we don't use the expression in french. Not that I want to be politically correct, this is not the point.

Any help will be appreciated.