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Frenchie

noun
/ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃi/US

Etymology

From French + -ie.

  1. derived from Franciscus
  2. inherited from *Frankisk✻ — “Frankish”
  3. derived from Frenċisċ — “Frankish, French”
  4. inherited from Frenche
  5. suffixed as frenchie — “French + ie”

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of Frenchy (“French person”).

  2. A condom

    A condom; abbreviated form of French letter.

    • 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.

  3. A French Bulldog.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A French kiss.

      • “Kiss me,” she said. He heard a giggle from Molly. “Give her a Frenchie,” Solly said.

    2. Alternative form of Frenchy (“name”).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA