Frenchy

American  

[fren-chee] / ˈfrɛn tʃi /

noun

PLURAL

Frenchies

1. Informal: Disparaging. a native or inhabitant of France or a person of French descent.

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adjective

Frenchier, Frenchiest

1. characteristic or suggestive of the French people, French culture, etc.

Frenchy British  

/ ˈfrɛntʃɪ /

adjective

1. characteristic of or resembling the French

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noun

1. a name for a French person

Other Word Forms

• Frenchily adverb
• Frenchiness noun

Etymology

Origin of Frenchy

First recorded in 1820–30; French ¹ + -y ¹, for the adjective; French ¹ ( def. ) + -y ² ( def. ) for the noun

Example Sentences

For the character Frenchy, she dyed a wig bright red using a Magic Marker and fashioned a pink poodle skirt out of her own bath mat and furry toilet seat cover.

From New York Times

Four years before Frenchy, Rizzo and Sandy ever donned their own pink jackets, a group of friends at Rydell High leaned into their image of “bad girls,” called themselves the Pink Ladies and created a girl gang.

From Seattle Times

Set in 1954, four years before the events of the hit 1978 film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John — itself an adaptation of the 1971 stage musical — “Pink Ladies” explores how a group of four Rydell outcasts forged a friendship, then became the title girl gang, forebears to Rizzo, Frenchy and the other beloved Pink Ladies from the movie.

From New York Times

On fourth and 10 at the Pittsburgh 40-yard line with 22 seconds on the clock, Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw dropped back, rolled to his right and rifled a pass in the direction of running back John “Frenchy” Fuqua over the middle.

From Washington Post

Bradshaw heaved a pass to running back John “Frenchy” Fuqua, who was closely covered near at the Oakland 35-yard line by Jack Tatum.

From Washington Post