Frenchy

[ fren-chee ]

noun

, plural French·ies.

1. Informal: Disparaging. a native or inhabitant of France or a person of French descent.

adjective

, French·i·er, French·i·est.

1. characteristic or suggestive of the French people, French culture, etc.

Frenchy

/ ˈfrɛntʃɪ /

adjective

1. characteristic of or resembling the French

noun

1. a name for a French person

Other Words From

• French·i·ly adverb
• French·i·ness noun

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

Example Sentences

Hoppy (Josef Szindler) and Frenchy (Kazik Gelblum) were just two of the cigarette boys killed by the Germans.

From The Daily Beast

Frenchy got his bandages together, and fetched his bunk out of his tent.

From Project Gutenberg

"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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