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froggy

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Etymology 1

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From frog +‎ -y (suffix forming diminutives).[1]

Noun

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froggy (plural froggies)

  1. (childish or endearing) A frog.
    • a. 1600, unknown author, Frog Went a-Courting:
      'Pray, Mistress Mouse, will you give us some beer?
      Heigho, says Rowley,
      For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer.'
    • a. 1900, unknown author, Frogs at School:
      Twenty froggies went to school, down beside a rushy pool
      Twenty little coats of green, twenty vests all white and clean
  2. (ethnic slur, offensive) A French person.

Etymology 2

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From frog +‎ -y (suffix forming adjectives).[2]

Adjective

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froggy (comparative froggier or more froggy, superlative froggiest or most froggy)

  1. Froglike.
    Synonyms: froggish, frogly, ranine
  2. Suffering from a frog in one's throat; hoarse.
    • 1938, The American Legion Magazine:
      Absolutely voiceless and baggy-eyed from hours of sour singing, no sleep, and a froggy throat from yelling in ego to be heard atop the rest.
  3. (slang) Inclined to fight; aggressive.
    • 1947, Herman Wouk, Aurora Dawn‎[1], Simon and Schuster:
      Now jump, if you still feel froggy.
  4. (slang) Energetic or strong.
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References

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  1. ^ “froggy, n. and adj.2”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ “froggy, adj.1”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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