frog in one's pocket

noun

The supposed reason for a person using the pronoun we when really speaking only about themselves.

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Meanings

noun
  1. humorousThe supposed reason for a person using the pronoun we when really speaking only about themselves.

    “We got a problem.” We? I'm thinking. You got a frog in your pocket or something?

    2018, Ross Klavan, Tim O'Mara, Charles Salzberg, Three Strikes: 3 Authors, 3 Novellas
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    […] the interrogating lawyer said: "Who is this 'we'? Do you have a frog in your pocket?"

    2016, David Hricik, Law School Basics: A Preview of Law School and Legal Reasoning
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APA

frog in one's pocket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frog%20in%20one's%20pocket

MLA

“frog in one's pocket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frog%20in%20one's%20pocket. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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