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froggie

froggie

9.9
An offensive name for a French person that insults them
  • noun
  • Slur
translation icon : franchute
  • He referred to the waiter as a 'froggie', not realizing it was a derogatory term.

Examples

  • He was criticized for calling his neighbor a froggie during the argument.

  • The teacher warned students not to use the word froggie because it is offensive.

  • The article discussed the history of the slur froggie and its negative impact.

  • Using the term froggie to describe someone is offensive.

  • He called her a froggie during the argument.

  • Using the term 'froggie' to describe someone from France can be seen as offensive in polite conversation.

  • Many people consider 'froggie' a hurtful term when used to label French individuals.

Synonyms

stink bug
vsfroggie
  • Offensive
1 8.4

An unpleasant person who annoys others

targets a specific nationality and is an ethnic slur

How Offensive

froggie
  • Slur
9.9
Frenchie
  • Informal
18 8.3

Surface Forms

froggie singular
froggies plural

Morphology

froggie = frog (opaque) = frog + ie

Although formed from 'frog' + '-ie', the sense is a derogatory ethnic slur (specialized and offensive), which is not reliably inferable from the animal sense by learners.

Etymology

Froggie has also been used as an insult for a French person, formed from the older slur frog and the same -ie ending, and this use grew from a hurtful stereotype about French food. That's why froggie is derogatory and should not be used.