Frenchie
nounUS /ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃi/
Etymology From French + -ie.
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Alternative Alternative spelling of Frenchy (“French person”).
- I dreamt that Ruairi Quinn was smokin' marijuana in the Dail. Barry Desmond handing Frenchies out to scuts in Fianna Fail.1985, “Delerium Tremens” (track 2), in Ordinary Man, performed by Christy Moore:
- 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.2002 February 7, Janine Burgess, “Armour against pleasure?”, in The Timaru Herald:
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- The poster was designed by Aboriginal health workers in northern Queensland for use in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, where the slogan was sometimes modified to ‘Use Frenchies’ because the word ‘condom’ was not in common use.2004, Paul Sendziuk, Learning to Trust: Australian Responses to AIDS:
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Colloquial A French Bulldog.
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Slang A French kiss.
- “Kiss me,” she said. He heard a giggle from Molly. “Give her a Frenchie,” Solly said.2014, J. David Simons, The Credit Draper: