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frontsie

frontsie noun: the act of joining a queue in front of a friend rather than at the end of the queue.

Noun

frontsie (plural frontsies)

  1. (childish, plural-normally) The act of joining a queue in front of a friend rather than at the end of the queue.
    • To her, the ethical thicket consists of "frontsies and backsies," a phenomenon she noticed in kindergarten.1988, William L. Rivers, Cleve Mathews, Ethics for the media, page 45
    • One of his favorites is "No frontsies, no backsies," so there was really no point in trying to butt in.2003, Ann M. Martin, The Baby-sitter's Club, page 200

Forms of frontsie

pluralfrontsies

Origin of frontsie

From front + -sie.

Questions about frontsie

What does frontsie mean?
Frontsie means the act of joining a queue in front of a friend rather than at the end of the queue.
What part of speech is frontsie?
Frontsie is a noun.
What is the plural of frontsie?
The plural of frontsie is frontsies.

Words near frontsie in the dictionary

  1. frontside
  2. frontside bus
  3. frontside buses
  4. frontside busses
  5. frontsides
  6. frontsie
  7. frontsies
  8. frontslash
  9. frontslashes
  10. frontspread
  11. frontstage

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