"froggy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɹɒɡi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɹɑɡi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-froggy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: froggier [comparative], more froggy [comparative], froggiest [superlative], most froggy [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒɡi Etymology: frog + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|frog|y}} frog + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} froggy (comparative froggier or more froggy, superlative froggiest or most froggy)
  1. Froglike. Categories (lifeform): Frogs
    Sense id: en-froggy-en-adj-Dp8xxObi Disambiguation of Frogs: 12 38 5 1 40 3
  2. Suffering from a frog in one's throat; hoarse. Categories (lifeform): Frogs
    Sense id: en-froggy-en-adj-GzFZzWpN Disambiguation of Frogs: 12 38 5 1 40 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 75 13 2 1 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 56 19 3 1 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 4 59 19 2 0 16
  3. (slang) Inclined to fight; aggressive. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-froggy-en-adj-V2I4oorS
  4. (slang) Energetic or strong. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-froggy-en-adj-~uSWQMxM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: froggish, froglike, frogly, ranine Derived forms: froggily Related terms: anuran, batrachian, salientian, toadish, toadlike, toadly, toady

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹɒɡi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɹɑɡi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-froggy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: froggies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒɡi Etymology: frog + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|frog|y}} frog + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} froggy (plural froggies)
  1. (childish or endearing) A frog. Tags: childish, endearing Categories (lifeform): Frogs
    Sense id: en-froggy-en-noun-43ybrRtk Disambiguation of Frogs: 12 38 5 1 40 3
  2. (ethnic slur, offensive) A Frenchman. Tags: ethnic, offensive, slur
    Sense id: en-froggy-en-noun-oI1~LaCF Categories (other): English ethnic slurs

Inflected forms

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a4/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-froggy.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-froggy.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a4/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-froggy.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-froggy.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "froggish"
    },
    {
      "word": "froglike"
    },
    {
      "word": "frogly"
    },
    {
      "word": "ranine"
    }
  ],
  "word": "froggy"
}

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