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frog¹

  • /fɹɒɡ/ UK
  • /fɹɔɡ/ Australia, British, Southern
  • /fɹɔɡ/ US
  • /fɹɑɡ/ US
  • /fɹɑɡ/ US, cot caught merger
  • /fɹɒɡ/ Canada
  • /fɾɔɡ/ Scotland
  • /fɹɒɡ/ New Zealand
  • [fɹɔ̟ɡ] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒɡ, -ɔːɡ

Where it comes from

From Middle English frogge, from Old English frocga, from Proto-West Germanic *froggō (“frog”). Cognate with Old Norse frauki, and Old English frox, frosc, whence Modern English frosh and frosk (“frog”).

Possibly related to Saterland Frisian Poage (“frog”), German Low German Pogg, Pogge (“frog”).

Sense 5 (organ on a horse's hoof) is a calque of Ancient Greek βάτραχος (bátrakhos).

noun frogs

  1. Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop. 1 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, Goe vnto Pharaoh, and say vnto him; Thus sayeth the Lord, Let my people goe, that they may serue me. 2 And if thou refuse to let them goe, beholde, I will smite all thy borders with frogges. 3 And the riuer shall bring foorth frogges abundantly, which shall goe vp an

    Similar: anuran, batrachian

  2. often, specifically A member of this class that is not a toad.

    Similar: anuran, batrachian

  3. The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached. And remember, with the frip, it's just a funny word meaning that the space between the frog of the bow, and the grip. Just the wooden stick part.
  4. Cockney, slang Synonym of road; clipping of less common frog and toad.

    Similar: road

  5. The depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick.
  6. An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood.
  7. The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof).

    Similar: common crossing

  8. The part of a railroad overhead wire used to redirect a trolley pole from one wire to another at switches.
  9. A type of fishing lure that resembles a frog. `What you need are frogs,' said the veteran. `Fish them at night. There's nothing like them on big cork floats.'
  10. Malaysia, derogatory, slang Defector: politician who switches to a different political party.

verb frogs · frogging · frogged

  1. To hunt or trap frogs.
  2. transitive To use a pronged plater to transfer (cells) to another plate.
  3. transitive To spatchcock (a chicken).
  4. intransitive To lie sprawled out like a frog; sploot.

frog²

  • /fɹɒɡ/ UK
  • /fɹɔɡ/ Australia, British, Southern
  • /fɹɔɡ/ US
  • /fɹɑɡ/ US
  • /fɹɑɡ/ US, cot caught merger
  • /fɹɒɡ/ Canada
  • /fɾɔɡ/ Scotland
  • /fɹɒɡ/ New Zealand
  • [fɹɔ̟ɡ] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒɡ, -ɔːɡ

Where it comes from

From frog legs, stereotypical food of the French. Compare Kraut (“German person”) and French rosbif (“English person”) (from roast beef), with similar food etymologies.

noun frogs · Frog

  1. derogatory, ethnic, slur A French person. Yes. Can't trust the frogs.

    Similar: baguette, cheese-eating surrender monkey, Frencher, Frenchy

  2. Canada, offensive A French-speaking person from Quebec.

frog³

  • /fɹɒɡ/ UK
  • /fɹɔɡ/ Australia, British, Southern
  • /fɹɔɡ/ US
  • /fɹɑɡ/ US
  • /fɹɑɡ/ US, cot caught merger
  • /fɹɒɡ/ Canada
  • /fɾɔɡ/ Scotland
  • /fɹɒɡ/ New Zealand
  • [fɹɔ̟ɡ] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒɡ, -ɔːɡ

Where it comes from

Unknown. Possibly borrowed from Portuguese froco (“flock”), from Latin floccus (“flock”).

noun frogs

  1. A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulder belt.
  2. An ornate fastener for clothing consisting of an oblong button, toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop. The visitor was about fifty-two years of age, dressed in one of the green surtouts, ornamented with black frogs, which have so long maintained their popularity all over Europe.
  3. A device used to secure stems in a floral arrangement, also called a flower frog or kenzan.

verb frogs · frogging · frogged

  1. To ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs.

frog⁴

  • /fɹɒɡ/ UK
  • /fɹɔɡ/ Australia, British, Southern
  • /fɹɔɡ/ US
  • /fɹɑɡ/ US
  • /fɹɑɡ/ US, cot caught merger
  • /fɹɒɡ/ Canada
  • /fɾɔɡ/ Scotland
  • /fɹɒɡ/ New Zealand
  • [fɹɔ̟ɡ] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒɡ, -ɔːɡ

Where it comes from

Supposedly from ribbit (“sound made by a frog”) sounding similar to “rip it”.

verb frogs · frogging · frogged

  1. ambitransitive To unravel part of (a knitted garment), either to correct a mistake or to reclaim the thread or yarn.

frog⁵

  • /fɹɒɡ/ UK
  • /fɹɔɡ/ Australia, British, Southern
  • /fɹɔɡ/ US
  • /fɹɑɡ/ US
  • /fɹɑɡ/ US, cot caught merger
  • /fɹɒɡ/ Canada
  • /fɾɔɡ/ Scotland
  • /fɹɒɡ/ New Zealand
  • [fɹɔ̟ɡ] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒɡ, -ɔːɡ

Where it comes from

Probably a minced oath alteration of fuck.

verb frogs · frogging · frogged

  1. ambitransitive, mildly, slang, vulgar To have sex with; fuck. If you see a necktie hanging on the door, don't knock. I'll be in there frogging someone.

Frog⁶

noun Frogs

  1. Alternative letter-case form of frog (“French person”).

FROG⁷

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of fig raspberry orange ginger: a jam or other food preparation containing the eponymous ingredients or made with a jam containing the ingredients.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: anuran, batrachian, toad, salientian, gaul, toadfrog, bullfrog, snake, mouse, monkey, spawn, leopard, cat, spade, tin, cold

Translations

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noun amphibian

Españolrana
한국어개구리 gaeguri
日本語蛙, かはづ kahadzu, カエル kaeru
中文青蛙 qīngwā, 田雞 /田鸡 tiánjī
हिन्दीमेंढक meṇḍhak, मेंढकी meṇḍhkī, मेंडक meṇḍak, मेंडुक meṇḍuk, दादुर dādur, मंडूक maṇḍūk
Kiswahilichura
Portuguêsrã
Françaisgrenouille
DeutschFrosch
Italianorana
Ελληνικάβάτραχος vátrachos
Românăbroască, brotac
Русскийлягу́шка ljagúška, жа́ба žába
Tiếng Việtếch, nhái, ngoé
العربيةضِفْدِع ḍifdiʕ, ضَفْدَع ḍafdaʕ, ضِفْدَع ḍifdaʕ
עבריתצְפַרְדֵעַ tsfardea

noun end of a string instrument’s bow

Españolnuez
Françaishausse
DeutschFrosch
Italianotallone, nasetto

noun organ in a horse’s foot

中文蹄叉 tíchā
Françaisfourchette
DeutschStrahl
Italianofettone
Русскийстре́лка strélka

noun part of a railway

日本語轍叉 tessa
Françaiscœur
DeutschWeichenherz, Herzstück, Kreuzungsherzstück
Italianobivio
Русскийкрестови́на krestovína

noun derogatory: French person

Españolfranchute, gabacho
Русскийлягуша́тник ljagušátnik, жабое́д žabojéd

noun a fastener for clothing consisting of a button that fits through a loop

Españolalamar
Portuguêsalamar
Françaisbrandebourg
Italianoalamaro
Русскийпе́тля pétlja

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@misc{frog_2026,
  title = {frog},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frog},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}