Frick and Frack

noun

Names given to a pair of companions, usually male, who are very similar in appearance.

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Meanings

nounFrick and Frack pl (plural only)
  1. USpluralplural onlyslangNames given to a pair of companions, usually male, who are very similar in appearance.

    Or at least your pals Frick and Frack over at the IRS should have it.

    2002, James E. Wollrab, Malfeasance, page 154
    2 more examples

    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

    I know it's been difficult, particularly with Frick and Frack here leaving for college.

    2011, Callie Mcfarlane, A Clear Destiny, page 17

Origin

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

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Frick and Frack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frick%20and%20Frack

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