Frenchy

English

Alternative forms

Frenchie

Etymology

French +‎ -y

Pronunciation

Audio (AU) (file)
IPA^(key): /fɹɛnt͡ʃi/
Rhymes: -ɛntʃi

Adjective

Frenchy (comparative Frenchier, superlative Frenchiest)

(informal) With an exaggerated French manner.

Related terms

Noun

Frenchy (plural Frenchies)

(slang, sometimes derogatory) A native or resident of France, or a francophone, or a person of French lineage.
Synonyms: Frencher, (derogatory) frog
- 1905 January 12, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], The Scarlet Pimpernel, popular edition, London: Greening & Co., published 20 March 1912, →OCLC:
  They seek him here, they seek him there, / Those Frenchies seek him everywhere. / Is he in heaven—is he in hell? / That damned elusive Pimpernel?

Translations

derogatory term for a French native

Galician: gavacho, franchute, farruco (gl)
German: Franzmann (de) m
Icelandic: Fransmaður
Italian: mangiarane
Occitan: franchimand (oc)
Spanish: franchute (es) m or f, gabacho (es) m

Proper noun

Frenchy

A short form of various names: Francine, Franchelle, Francoise, etc., e.g. Franchelle "Frenchie" Davis.

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