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Frenchy
[ fren-chee ]
noun
, plural French·ies.
- Informal: Disparaging. a native or inhabitant of France or a person of French descent.
adjective
, French·i·er, French·i·est.
- characteristic or suggestive of the French people, French culture, etc.
Frenchy
/ ˈfrɛntʃɪ /
adjective
- characteristic of or resembling the French
noun
- a name for a French person
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Other Words From
- French·i·ly adverb
- French·i·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Frenchy1
First recorded in 1820–30; French 1 + -y 1, for the adjective; French 1( def ) + -y 2( def ) for the noun
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Example Sentences
Hoppy (Josef Szindler) and Frenchy (Kazik Gelblum) were just two of the cigarette boys killed by the Germans.
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Frenchy got his bandages together, and fetched his bunk out of his tent.
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"Now you had better get home, Billjim, and tell them what has happened," said Frenchy.
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Get Frenchy especially; he knows something about bandaging and that.
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Now put your ear close to the ground, Frenchy, and listen hard and you'll hear something drop.
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You're a runaway Frenchy, from the prison yonder, as anyone could tell with half an eye.
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