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Frog

/frɒɡ/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #3400 frequency
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small tailless amphibian that can jump and is typically found near water.

    "The children watched as the frog leaped from one lily pad to another."
  2. 2

    A term used informally to refer to a person who is clumsy or awkward.

    "He was such a frog on the dance floor, tripping over his own feet."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'frogga', of Germanic origin, ultimately related to Dutch 'vorsch' and German 'Frosch'. Historically, the term originally referred to the tailless amphibian and later expanded to various metaphorical uses, including anatomical structures and fasteners.

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