Frenchy
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file) - IPA(key): /fɹɛnt͡ʃi/
- Rhymes: -ɛntʃi
Adjective
[edit]Frenchy (comparative Frenchier, superlative Frenchiest)
- (informal) With an exaggerated French manner.
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[edit]Noun
[edit]Frenchy (plural Frenchies)
- (slang, sometimes derogatory) A native or resident of France, or a francophone, or a person of French lineage.
- 1905 January 12, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], The Scarlet Pimpernel, popular edition, London: Greening & Co., published 20 March 1912, →OCLC:
- 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?
Translations
[edit]derogatory term for a French native
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Proper noun
[edit]Frenchy
- A short form of various names: Francine, Franchelle, Francoise, etc., e.g. Franchelle "Frenchie" Davis.
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