froggy

plural froggies · alternative froggie

1. childishendearingA 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

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   Twenty froggies went to school, down beside a rushy pool Twenty little coats of green, twenty vests all white and clean

   a. 1900, unknown author, Frogs at School

2. ethnicoffensiveslurA French person.

comparative froggier · comparative more froggy · superlative froggiest · superlative 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. slangInclined to fight; aggressive.

   Now jump, if you still feel froggy.

   1947, Herman Wouk, Aurora Dawn, Simon and Schuster

4. slangEnergetic 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