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Frick and Frack

Frick and Frack noun: names given to a pair of companions, usually male, who are very similar in appearance.

Noun

Frick and Frack pl (plural only)

  1. (US, plural, plural-only, slang) Names given to a pair of companions, usually male, who are very similar in appearance.
    • Sparks suddenly had seen the light and Frick and Frack had their eyewitness identification.1988, Denny McLain, Mike Nahrstedt, Strikeout: the story of Denny McLain, page 185
    • Or at least your pals Frick and Frack over at the IRS should have it.2002, James E. Wollrab, Malfeasance, page 154

Origin of Frick and Frack

From the name of a Swiss-American ice skating comedy duo.

Questions about Frick and Frack

What does Frick and Frack mean?
Frick and Frack means names given to a pair of companions, usually male, who are very similar in appearance.
What part of speech is Frick and Frack?
Frick and Frack is a noun.

Words near Frick and Frack in the dictionary

  1. fricced
  2. friccing
  3. friccs
  4. frice
  5. frick
  6. Frick and Frack
  7. Fricke
  8. fricked
  9. fricken
  10. fricker
  11. frickers

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