froggy

Etymology

frog +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹɒɡi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹɑɡi/
• Rhymes: -ɒɡi
• Hyphenation: frog‧gy

Noun

froggy (plural froggies)

1. (childish or affectionate) A frog.
   • Children's poem, publishing date unknown

     This little froggy took a big leap

     This little froggy took a small

     This little froggy leaped sideways

     And this little froggy not at all

     And this little froggy went,

     hippity, hippity, hippity hop, all the way home.

   • Children's poem, publishing date unknown

     Hop little froggy, hop hop hop

     Hop little froggy, and don't you stop

2. (ethnic slur, offensive) A Frenchman.

Adjective

froggy (comparative froggier or more froggy, superlative froggiest or most froggy)

1. Froglike.
2. Suffering from a frog in one's throat; hoarse.
   • 1938, The American Legion Magazine:

     Absolutely voiceless and baggy-eyed from hours of sour singing, no sleep, and a froggy throat from yelling in ego to be heard atop the rest.