Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frogeater

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fro-geater
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A French person.

Derogatory; Offensive; Slang

Example Sentences

"Of a great Institution like Smithfield, [the French] are unable to form the least conception. A Beast Market in the heart of Paris would be regarded an impossible nuisance. Nor have they any notion of slaughter-houses in the midst of a city. One of these benighted frog-eaters would scarcely understand your meaning, if you told him of the existence of such a British bulwark."
"Sir Andrew Ffoulkes is a gallant gentleman, you may take your Bible oath on that, but he that fights the murdering frogeaters single-handed is he whom they call The Scarlet Pimpernel: the bravest gentleman in all the world."

Etymology

From frog + eater, after the French custom of eating frog legs. Attested since at least the 18th century.

Usage

Inflected Forms

frogeaters (plural)

Questions

What does frogeater mean?: A French person.
Where does frogeater come from?: From frog + eater, after the French custom of eating frog legs. Attested since at least the 18th century.

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