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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Frig
Hello,
in P. Carey I came across this sentence:
He asked me had I packed his bloody purse. Well frig you for a Dutchman, I thought.
What does the sentence "Well frig you for a Dutchman" mean? Seems like a vulgarism? Idiom?
Thanks for answers
in P. Carey I came across this sentence:
He asked me had I packed his bloody purse. Well frig you for a Dutchman, I thought.
What does the sentence "Well frig you for a Dutchman" mean? Seems like a vulgarism? Idiom?
Thanks for answers
Top answer
Yes frig (very old fashioned) is a vulgarism, the writer didn't want to swear so is using a frig instead.
- Yes frig (very old fashioned) is a vulgarism, the writer didn't want to swear so is using a frig instead.
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Yes frig (very old fashioned) is a vulgarism, the writer didn't want to swear so is using a frig instead.
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And what does the "Dutchman" mean? Is it just a phrase as a whole?
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Nothing special, it is just used as part of that phrase. It isn't a phrase you are ever likely to hear said.
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