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  2. Frou Frou - Wikipedia

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    Le Comte de Frou Frou, a minor Blackadder character; Frou-Frou, the horse in Disney's The Aristocats; Frou-Frou, Vronsky's steeplechase mare in Anna Karenina; Fru Fru, an arctic shrew from the Disney animated film Zootopia; Furu Furu, a character in the anime series Majokko Megu-chan whose name is spelled "Fru Fru" in Italian translations

  3. Leonetto Cappiello - Wikipedia

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    Of course living in Paris, he was aware of the current art scene, and had seen many examples of Cappiello’s work, including a small number of posters already produced and in particular those for Le Frou-Frou. He knew that Cappiello had the potential to be exactly what he was looking for.

  4. Frou-Frou (play) - Wikipedia

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    Frou-Frou is an English adaptation of a French comedic play of the same name written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. The title role has been played by many actors, notably Sarah Bernhardt, Madame Modjeska, and Ellen Terry. The French expression frou-frou refers to the rustle of silk, perhaps onomatopoeic, hence a fondness for fine ...

  5. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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    The term Black Twitter comprises a large network of Black users on the platform and their loosely coordinated interactions, many of which accumulate into trending topics due to its size ...

  6. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Example . . . where Nazimova comes to a house of refuge, not knowing that Sills is there, and is pronounced dying by physicians, but is saved by Sills' prayer. To us who make and sell pictures, this "saved by prayer" situation registers as hokum, but just the same it has a genuine wallop for most of your customers, and consequently this final ...

  7. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    The New Oxford Dictionary of English derives it from fencing. In French, le fort d'une épée is the third of a blade nearer the hilt, the strongest part of the sword used for parrying. hors d'oeuvres term used for the snacks served with drinks before a meal. Literally "outside of the work".

  8. Patois - Wikipedia

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    Patois (/ ˈ p æ t w ɑː /, pl. same or / ˈ p æ t w ɑː z /) [1] is speech or language that is considered nonstandard, although the term is not formally defined in linguistics.As such, patois can refer to pidgins, creoles, dialects or vernaculars, but not commonly to jargon or slang, which are vocabulary-based forms of cant.

  9. List of Blackadder characters - Wikipedia

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    Baldrick is the name of several characters throughout the series. Each one serves as Blackadder's servant and sidekick and acts as a foil to the lead character. Baldrick is the only character besides Blackadder himself to appear in all installments of the series, and can arguably be seen as Blackadder's best friend despite Blackadder's apparent contempt for him.