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froggish

Syllables: frog·gish

froggish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a frog (amphibian).

Adjective

froggish (comparative more froggish, superlative most froggish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a frog (amphibian).
    • The fairy queen of the freak-folk movement, Ms. Newsom uses a harp and her froggish little voice to spin elaborate, beguiling fantasies.2008 February 1, “Pop and rock listings”, in The New York Times
  2. Inclined to fight.
    • Fuck with me now, bitch; let's see you freestyle!
      Talk is cheap, motherfucker, if you really feelin' froggish, leap.2002, “When the Music Stops”, performed by Eminem
  3. Aggressive.
    • Well if you feel froggish
      And you wanna hop my gal
      Please don't be no fool
      'Cause I took you for my pal.1954, Ike Turner, Brother Bell, If You Feel Froggish
  4. (offensive, slang) Resembling or characteristic of a French person.
  5. (offensive, slang) Resembling or characteristic of the French language.

Synonyms of froggish

Forms of froggish

comparativemore froggish
superlativemost froggish

Origin of froggish

From frog + -ish.

Words formed from froggish

Questions about froggish

What does froggish mean?
Froggish means resembling or characteristic of a frog (amphibian).
What part of speech is froggish?
Froggish is an adjective.

Words near froggish in the dictionary

  1. froggiest
  2. froggily
  3. frogginess
  4. frogging
  5. froggings
  6. froggish
  7. froggishly
  8. froggishness
  9. froggo
  10. froggos
  11. froggy

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