Meaning of Frenchie | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative spelling of Frenchy (“French person”).
   alt-of, alternative
2. A condom; abbreviated form of French letter.
   Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, slang
3. A French Bulldog.
   colloquial
4. A French kiss.
   slang

Equivalents

Examples

“I dreamt that Ruairi Quinn was smokin' marijuana in the Dail. Barry Desmond handing Frenchies out to scuts in Fianna Fail⟳.”

“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.”

“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⟳.”

““Kiss me,” she said. He heard a giggle from Molly. “Give⟳ her a Frenchie,” Solly said.”

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