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Slur of the Day: Of Fritzes and Frogs

Fritz
(UK, France, Hungary (“fricc”), Poland [Fryc], Russia [фриц] ) a German [from Friedrich (Frederick)].[69]
Frog
(Canada, UK and US) a French person. Prior to 19th century, referred to the Dutch (as they were stereotyped as being marsh-dwellers). When France became Britain’s main enemy, replacing the Dutch, the epithet transferred to them,[70][71] due to the French recipe for eating frogs’ legs (see comparable French term Rosbif). Also used in Canada to refer to both the French and French Canadians, and occasionally incorrectly as more broadly to people from Quebec who are not, in fact, necessarily French or French speaking.[72]


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