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The term 'frog' (and its variation 'froggy') is rooted in the hostility between French and British states around the time of the French Revolution. The term was as far as I can remember, coined by William Pitt the Younger. It is a a generalisation and derogatory term taking root in the fact that French people were supposed to eat frog legs (partly true, even though these days this is more a curiosity dish for tourists). Politically, William Pitt the Younger aimed to decrease the influence of France in Europe (just before the French revolution), and during the Revolution was even more worried that it could set an example for Britons.
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∙ 11y agoI don't think so...If it's helpful I've heard french people called French Fries and Pea soup...don't ask me why.. I saw it in a movie during socials class
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What is the slang word which the French call the English and what do the English call the French?
The French call the English "les Rosbifs" The English call the French "Froggies" It is interesting that both are food related.
Do the French call a French kiss a French kiss?
They don't. Americans call it a French kiss and the French call it a kiss.
What is Disneyland in French?
French call it "Disneyland"
What do British people call sinks?
They call them sinks.
What do french call the Internet?
They call it internet too
What is the slang word which the French call the English and what do the English call the French?
The French call the English "les Rosbifs" The English call the French "Froggies" It is interesting that both are food related.
Who do the French call roast beef les rosbifs?
Rosbif (phonetic simplification taken from "Roast beef" is a popular nickname for the British in French. This is just putting a name on a stereotype, true or false, as the english do when calling the French "froggies".
What were froggies in World War I?
french
What nick name is given to the french?
The Froggies (which is quite funny, I admit) Frogs Broaah
What is the British saying for french fries?
The British call "french fries" "Chips".
How do you write British in french?
"britannique"(but note that French people have a tendency to call any British people "les anglais" regardless of their region or country of origin within the British Isles)
Who call it the French and Indian War?
the british called it the french and Indian war because near the end the Indians and french started fighting against each other, rather than together against the british.
What is 'British' in French?
brittanique. (if you are a Welsh or a Scot, don't be surprised or offended if the French call you "English", as they have little idea of the differences between England, the United Kingdom or Great Britain.)
Is frogs' plural or single?
The plural of froggy is froggies. As in "Aww look at the froggies".
What is other name is the French and Indian War?
The Seven Years War is what the British usually call it.
The british call it poor knights of windsor in french this dish is called pain perdu what is it normally called in north America?
FRENCH TOAST
What animal lays egg without shell?
Froggies :d
