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Frankie¹

  • /ˈfɹæŋ.ki/

Rhymes with -æŋki

Where it comes from

From Frank + -ie.

noun Frankies · Franky

  1. Synonym of Frankenstein.

    Similar: Frankenstein

proper noun Frankies · Franky

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Frank, Francisco, Francis, and Franklin. Before arriving in Miami, he was known by his real name of Frankie King. Not Frank but Frankie; his mother had named him after the singer Frankie Laine.
  2. A diminutive of the female given names Frances and Francesca.
  3. humorous A diminutive of the surname Frankenstein, used as a given name for a similar monster or mad scientist.

frankie²

noun frankies

  1. An Indian snack resembling a burrito. The frankie, the Bombay street snack that Bombay Café brought to California and perfected, is great—sort of a thick flour tortilla with an egg sizzled onto it, wrapped around a filling of sweet, tamarind-laced lamb, stewed chicken or fried cauliflower. A frankie and a bottle of beer: You couldn't as

noun frankies

  1. Synonym of Frankenstein.

    Similar: Frankenstein

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: frank, worried, worked, kat, franke, franky, open, forthright, straightforward, direct, candid, honest, unequivocal, truthful, upfront, plain

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"frankie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/frankie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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frankie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/frankie

Chicago

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@misc{frankie_2026,
  title = {frankie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frankie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}