horny frog

horny frog
Chiefly Southwestern U.S.

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  • frog — frog1 froglike, adj. /frog, frawg/, n., v., frogged, frogging, adj. n. 1. any tailless, stout bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist skinned frog species that live in a damp or semiaquatic habitat and the warty, drier… …   Universalium

  • frog — I [[t]frɒg, frɔg[/t]] n. v. frogged, frog•ging, adj. 1) ram any tailless stout bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist skinned frog species that live in a damp or semiaquatic habitat and the warty drier skinned toad… …   From formal English to slang

  • frog — 1. n. 1 any of various small amphibians of the order Anura, having a tailless smooth skinned body with legs developed for jumping. 2 (Frog) Brit. sl. offens. a Frenchman. 3 a hollow in the top face of a brick for holding the mortar. 4 the nut of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • frog — I. /frɒg / (say frog) noun 1. any of various tailless amphibians, order Salientia, especially of the web footed aquatic species, typically having a smooth skin and long hind legs adapted for leaping. 2. any of various frog like amphibians. 3.… …  

  • frog — [OE] Frog comes from Old English frogga, which probably started life as a playful alternative to the more serious frosc or forsc. This derived from the pre historic Germanic *fruskaz, which also produced German frosch and Dutch vorsch. Its use as …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

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