Frenchy
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- Rhymes: -ɛntʃi
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Frenchy (plural Frenchies)
- (slang, sometimes construed as 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?
- 1903, Baroness Orczy, The Scarlet Pimpernel,
- A short form for various names: Francine, Franchelle, Francoise, etc., e.g. Franchelle "Frenchie" Davis.
