Frenchy
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛntʃi
Adjective
Frenchy (comparative more Frenchy, superlative most Frenchy)
- (slang) With an exaggerated French manner.
Noun
Frenchy (plural Frenchies)
- (slang, sometimes derogatory) A native or resident of France, or a francophone, or a person of French lineage.
- 1903, Baroness Orczy, The Scarlet Pimpernel:
- They seek him here, they seek him there,
- Those Frenchies seek him everywhere.
- Is he in heaven—is he in hell?
- That damned elusive Pimpernel?
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Translations
Proper noun
Frenchy
- A short form of various names: Francine, Franchelle, Francoise, etc., e.g. Franchelle "Frenchie" Davis.
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