frogboil

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verb

To gradually accustom someone to something without them noticing.

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Meanings

verbfrogboil (third-person singular simple present frogboils, present participle frogboiling, simple past and past participle frogboiled)

present singular third person frogboils · participle present frogboiling · participle past frogboiled · past frogboiled

  1. Internetusually in passive constructionsTo gradually accustom someone to something without them noticing.

    what a blessing to be able to breathe and to have a clear mind. brain fog and shortness of breath were just absolutely ruining my life before and i couldn't tell because i'd gotten frogboiled into them and was so used to dissociating from unpleasant sensations

    2025 March 9, QiaochuYuan, X

Origin

From the myth that a frog placed in lukewarm water will not jump out as long as the water is heated gradually, even if it reaches lethal temperatures.

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APA

frogboil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frogboil

MLA

“frogboil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frogboil. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frogboil,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frogboil.

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