frenchie
/ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative spelling of Frenchy (“French person”).
noun
A condom; abbreviated form of French letter.
Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Slang
name
Alternative form of Frenchy (“name”).
Example Sentences
- "I dreamt that Ruairi Quinn was smokin' marijuana in the Dail. Barry Desmond handing Frenchies out to scuts in Fianna Fail."
- "Gone are the terms we used in our youth the frenchies, frangers, rubbers, joes, french letters, gumboots, rubbers, johnnies, parachutes and plastic fantastics — these days they're just condoms."
- "The poster was designed by Aboriginal health workers in northern Queensland for use in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, where the slogan was sometimes modified to ‘Use Frenchies’ because the word ‘condom’ was not in common use."
- "“Kiss me,” she said. He heard a giggle from Molly. “Give her a Frenchie,” Solly said."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *frankô Proto-West Germanic *Frankō Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Proto-West Germanic *Frankisk Old English Frencisċder. Middle English Frensch English French English -ie English Frenchie From French + -ie.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃi/
Usage
- Australian usage
- Canadian usage
- New Zealand usage
- British usage
- Slang
- Colloquial