Froudacious, Froudacity, adj. and subs. See quots.
1888. Colonies and India, 14 Nov. The word ‘Froudacity,’ invented
by Mr. Darnell Davis in his able review of The Bow of Ulysses,
recently published, has reached the height of popularity in the
Australasian Colonies, where it has come into everyday use. In the
Melbourne Assembly the other day an hon. member observed—speaking
of some remarks made by a previous speaker—that he never heard such
froudacious statements in his life. The colonial papers are
beginning, also, to spell the word with a small ‘f,’ which is
significant.
1889. Graphic, 16 Feb. By exposing some of Mr. Froude’s manifold
errors (the most dangerous is that which assumes the sour Waikato
clays to be rich because they grow fern) he justifies the
Australian adjective Froudacious.
Froust, subs. (Harrow School).—1. Extra sleep allowed on Sunday
mornings and whole holidays. Fr., faire du lard.