Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a characteristic or exaggerated French manner, appearance, or sound: generally used in a depreciatory sense: as, a Frenchy gesture; a Frenchy tune.
- noun A Frenchman.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun slang A
native orresident ofFrance , or afrancophone , or a person ofFrench lineage . - proper noun A short form for various names:
Francine , Franchelle, Francoise, etc., e.g. Franchelle "Frenchie" Davis.
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Examples
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That was what they called the Frenchy railway cutting, and it overlooked the ruined village of Athies.
A Minstrel in France Harry Lauder 1910
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Lancelot, the Wandering Frenchy is still around when he runs into Le Fay fortunetelling, and Merlin's arrival 1000 years later.
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Isaac Asimov's Camelot - Gardner Dozois and Sheila Williams Blue Tyson 2008
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Lancelot, the Wandering Frenchy is still around when he runs into Le Fay fortunetelling, and Merlin's arrival 1000 years later.
Archive 2007-11-01 Blue Tyson 2007
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Lancelot, the Wandering Frenchy is still around when he runs into Le Fay fortunetelling, and Merlin's arrival 1000 years later.
Superhero Prose Fiction: King Arthur - The Last Defender of Camelot Blue Tyson 2007
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I’m counting the minutes until Frenchy is invited to his first Walker dinner.
'Brothers & Sisters' recap: Chemo distractions with Sarah's French fling | EW.com 2009
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Captain Sammy and a man called Frenchy took me out there.
Sweetapple Cove George van Schaick
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Ah, Frenchy, that is why the Germans will finally overwhelm you.
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Francoeur, the popular right fielder known as Frenchy, was playing alongside Pagan on an everyday basis while Beltran recovered from his injury.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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With 22 seconds left in the game, and the Raiders leading 7-6, Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw threw a fourth-down pass to running back John "Frenchy" Fuqua.
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Didn't get the story for "Frenchy," but if you're putting that name above that number, you better have a good one.
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