being a frogger
- noun
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jugar a cruzar la calle
- During recess, the kids enjoyed being a frogger by crossing from one side of the yard to the other, avoiding imaginary cars.
Examples
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City safety week included activities like being a frogger to teach children about road safety.
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After school, we pretended to be traffic and took turns being a frogger on the playground.
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She laughed at the challenge of being a frogger during the outdoor festival.
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I love being a frogger during our game nights!
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Is being a frogger your favorite childhood memory?
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At the community event, participants had fun being a frogger as they navigated the obstacle course set up to mimic a busy street.
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Every summer, our neighborhood kids organize a game of being a frogger where they take turns dodging bikes and scooters on the playground.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'being' and 'a' are fully transparent, and the head 'frogger' is a denominal/derivative form from the proper name of the video game Frogger. Inferring 'a person who plays or participates in Frogger-style games' is possible if the learner recognises the game name, but it depends on cultural knowledge of the game and the non-standard agentive use, so the relation is only partially predictable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Being a frogger comes from the old video game Frogger, where you guide a little frog across busy roads by jumping from one safe spot to another. So being a frogger means 'taking part in crossing roads or obstacles', imitating that hopping frog.