frog1
• noun 1 a tailless amphibian with a short squat body and very long hind legs for leaping. 2 (Frog) informal, derogatory a French person. — PHRASES have a frog in one’s throat informal lose one’s voice or find it hard to speak because of hoarseness. — DERIVATIVES froggy adjective froglet noun. — ORIGIN Old English: sense 2 is partly from alliteration with French and partly from the reputation of the French for eating frogs’ legs.
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