frice

English

Etymology

As if to continue the sequence once, twice, thrice with four.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɹaɪs/
• Rhymes: -aɪs

Adverb

frice (not comparable)

1. (rare, nonstandard, humorous) four times
   • 1999, John R. Erickson, Gerald L. Holmes, Every dog has his day:

     […] not once or twice or thrice or frice, but many times, and always under awkward conditions.

   • 2001, Benedict Kelly, The collected stories of Benedict Kiely:

     […] and wince, she says, and twice and thrice and frice and fice and sice and seven-up sits the Star of the County Down […]

   • 2001 February 7, "Joe", “Linnell finds the camera!”, in alt.music.tmbg‎^[1] (Usenet), message-ID <95sa2g$debts$1@ID-50051.news.dfncis.de>:

     Three cheers for scratch: Hip hip huzzah! Hip hip huzzah! Hip hip huz-ZAH! Not only do I get to see it now, but I got to say huzzah thrice! Well, I guess now it's frice.

   • 2001 August 4, "Alan T Gower", “Seconds from Disaster”, in uk.rec.motorcycles‎^[2] (Usenet), message-ID <3b6bac29$0$3761$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com>:

     I've been caught out once or twice or thrice or frice.

   • 2015, “Chumbucket”, in Mad Max, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment:

     Our sacred boost is now finally perfected! As powerful as can be... and FRICE can you use it!

Synonyms

• fourfold; see also fourice, Thesaurus:four times

Spanish

Verb

frice

1. inflection of frizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative