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frogboil

frogboil verb: to gradually accustom someone to something without them noticing.

Verb

frogboil (third-person singular simple present frogboils, present participle frogboiling, simple past and past participle frogboiled)

  1. (Internet, usually in passive constructions) To gradually accustom someone to something without them noticing.
    • what a blessing to be able to breathe and to have a clear mind. brain fog and shortness of breath were just absolutely ruining my life before and i couldn't tell because i'd gotten frogboiled into them and was so used to dissociating from unpleasant sensations2025 March 9, QiaochuYuan, X

Forms of frogboil

third-person singular presentfrogboils
present participlefrogboiling
past participlefrogboiled
pastfrogboiled

Origin of frogboil

From the myth that a frog placed in lukewarm water will not jump out as long as the water is heated gradually, even if it reaches lethal temperatures.

Questions about frogboil

What does frogboil mean?
Frogboil means to gradually accustom someone to something without them noticing.
What part of speech is frogboil?
Frogboil is a verb.
What is the past tense of frogboil?
The past tense of frogboil is frogboiled.

Words near frogboil in the dictionary

  1. frog-walks
  2. frogamander
  3. frogamanders
  4. frogbit
  5. frogbits
  6. frogboil
  7. frogbutt
  8. frogbutts
  9. frogdom
  10. frogeater
  11. frogeaters

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