Meaning
A frog — the little croaking creature of the ditches, gullies, and damp places, loud in chorus after the rains. In folk belief a frog in the house, or a frog behaving oddly, may be read as a sign or an omen, and country children both fear and chase them in play. Affectionate and slightly comic, 'froggy' names the familiar hopping creature of the wet Jamaican night, its evening chorus one of the sounds of the countryside and its sudden appearance sometimes given a superstitious meaning.
Examples
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Di froggy dem sing loud after di rain.
The frogs sing loudly after the rain.
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A froggy jump inna di house.
A frog jumped into the house.
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Di pickney dem a chase froggy inna di gully.
The children are chasing frogs in the gully.
Origin
From 'frog' plus '-gy'; the little frog, loud in the rainy season.
How it’s used
A frog; noisy after rain, and read as an omen in folk belief. Compare 'peeny-wally', 'croaking-lizard'.