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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