French

The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by former French colonies around the world.uncountable

• She speaks French.
• Ne mowe we alle Latin wite... Ne French...

The ability of a person to communicate in French.uncountable

• My French is a little rusty.
• [Racine's] language is the language of the times, and that of the purest sort; so that his French is reckoned a standard.

French language and literature as an object of study.uncountable

• I'm taking French next semester.

Vulgar language.euphemisticironicoften

• Pardon my French.
• Cameron: Pardon my French, but you're an asshole!

A surname originating as an ethnonym.countable

• Dawn French.

The people of France; groups of French people.collectivecountablein-plural

• The Hundred Years' War was fought between the English and the French.
• Under the Fourth Republic, more and more French unionized.

Synonym of oral sex, especially fellatio.datedslanguncountable

• French--^([sic]) to do the French--Cocksucking; and, inversely, to tongue a woman.
• You can be whipped or caned... or you can have French for another pound.

Ellipsis of French vermouth, a type of dry vermouth.abbreviationalt-ofdated

• Tearle replied that gin-and-French and virginian cigarettes would do for him.
• He was drinking double gins with single Frenches in them.

A French person.countable

Of or relating to France.

• the French border with Italy

Of or relating to the people or culture of France.

• French customs

Of or relating to the French language.

• French verbs

Of or related to oral sex, especially fellatio.slang

• French active
• French girl

Used to form names or references to venereal diseases.euphemisticinformaloften

• French disease
• French crown

Used to form names or references to an unconventional or fancy style.

• French curve
• French cut

Alternative letter-case form of french.alt-of

• Even before I thought about what I was doing we Frenched and kissed with tongues.