frice

English

Etymology

As if to continue the sequence once, twice, thrice with four.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɹaɪs/
  • Rhymes: -aɪs

Adverb

frice (not comparable)

  1. (rare, nonstandard, humorous) four times
    • 1999, John R Erickson, Gerald L Holmes, Every dog has his day
      [] not once or twice or thrice or frice, but many times, and always under awkward conditions.
    • 2001, Benedict Kelly, The collected stories of Benedict Kiely
      [] and wince, she says, and twice and thrice and frice and fice and sice and seven-up sits the Star of the County Down []
    • 2001, "Joe", Linnell finds the camera! (on Internet newsgroup alt.music.tmbg)
      Three cheers for scratch: Hip hip huzzah! Hip hip huzzah! Hip hip huz-ZAH! Not only do I get to see it now, but I got to say huzzah thrice! Well, I guess now it's frice.
    • 2001, "Alan T Gower", Seconds from Disaster (on Internet newsgroup uk.rec.motorcycles)
      I've been caught out once or twice or thrice or frice.
    • 2015, "Chumbucket", Mad Max (Video game)
      Our sacred boost is now finally perfected! As powerful as can be... and FRICE can you use it!

Spanish

Verb

frice

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of frizar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of frizar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of frizar.
  4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of frizar.
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