Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frogmarch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frog-march
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To march or force a person forward while holding their arms from behind or the side, as a prisoner.

Transitive verb

verb

To force a person forward against their will.

Transitive verb

verb

To carry a person face-down with one person holding each limb.

Dated; Transitive verb

verb

To forcibly relocate a person, especially in a degrading or humiliating manner.

Transitive verb

noun

The process of frogmarching a person.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Maybe it happened during the COVID-19 lockdowns, when no one could work and soldiers frog-marched curfew-breakers through the township streets like criminals."
"The wind frogmarched me at a run into the house."

Etymology

From frog + march. Originated c. 1871, from the resemblance of the target to a splayed-out frog.

Usage

Inflected Forms

frogmarches (present, singular) frogmarching (participle, present) frogmarched (participle, past) frogmarched (past) frog march (alternative) frog-march (alternative) frog's march (alternative) frogmarches (plural)

Synonyms

frog-walk

Questions

What does frogmarch mean?: To march or force a person forward while holding their arms from behind or the side, as a prisoner.
Where does frogmarch come from?: From frog + march. Originated c. 1871, from the resemblance of the target to a splayed-out frog.

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