/ frɒg; NAmE frɔːg; frɑːg/ noun
1.
a small animal with smooth skin, that lives both on land and in water (= is an amphibian ). Frogs have very long back legs for jumping, and no tail :
the croaking of frogs
2.
Frog ( informal ) an offensive word for a French person
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IDIOMS
- have, etc. a frog in your throat
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English frogga , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vors and German Frosch . Used as a general term of abuse in Middle English , the term was applied specifically to the Dutch in the 17th cent.; its application to the French (late 18th cent.) is partly alliterative, partly from the reputation of the French for eating frogs' legs.