English

Noun

frogger ‎(plural froggers)

1. (biology) The pronged plater used in frogging (transferring cells to another plate).

Etymology 2

From Frogger, a 1981 arcade game developed by Konami, in which the player directs frogs across a busy road and other hazards.

Verb

frogger ‎(third-person singular simple present froggers, present participle froggering, simple past and past participle froggered)

1. (slang) To dodge traffic while navigating across a busy road.
   • 2005, J. Brooks Dann, Anecdotal, ISBN 0976660350, page 30:

     Gabrielle and I froggered it across the bustling avenue toward our group.

   • 2014, David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks, ISBN 9780340921609, page 265:

     Out I plunge ...into the Ready Salted afternoon, froggering between the traffic to the promenade.

   • 2014, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Truth Be Told: A Jane Ryland Novel, ISBN 0765374978, page 268:

     He hit the accelerator and froggered into the fast lane, inciting a symphony of angry honking.