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froggy

Syllables: frog·gy/ˈfɹɑɡi//ˈfɹɒɡi/

froggy noun: a frog.

Noun

froggy (plural froggies)

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

Adjective

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.
    • 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.1938, The American Legion Magazine
  3. (slang) Inclined to fight; aggressive.
    • Now jump, if you still feel froggy.1947, Herman Wouk, Aurora Dawn, Simon and Schuster
  4. (slang) Energetic or strong.
    • On the days that you're feeling "froggy" (meaning you have plenty of energy) […]2010, Paul J. Roarke, Corps Strength: A Marine Master Gunnery Sergeant's Program for Elite Fitness, Ulysses Press

Synonyms of froggy

Forms of froggy

Noun
pluralfroggies
alternative formfroggie
Adjective
comparativefroggier
comparativemore froggy
superlativefroggiest
superlativemost froggy

Origin of froggy

From frog + -y (suffix forming diminutives).

From frog + -y (suffix forming adjectives).

Words formed from froggy

Words that rhyme with froggy

2 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about froggy

What does froggy mean?
Froggy means a frog.
What part of speech is froggy?
Froggy can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce froggy?
Froggy is pronounced /ˈfɹɒɡi/ (UK).
What is the plural of froggy?
The plural of froggy is froggies.

Words near froggy in the dictionary

  1. froggish
  2. froggishly
  3. froggishness
  4. froggo
  5. froggos
  6. froggy
  7. Froghall
  8. froghood
  9. froghopper
  10. froghoppers
  11. froginess

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