lingua franca

1) A language used as vernacular for communication amongst many speakers of different languages, i.e. a creole.
2) An early version of this, a mix of English, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic and other languages with Italian.
3) (British) The English variant used by many Asian immigrants, mixing English with Indian tongues like Gujarati, Urdu/Hindi, Sinhalese, etc.

1) Swahili is the lingua franca in East Africa. Millions of people who speak indigenous languages also speak it for communication.

by derangedpoet October 9, 2003

FRANCHESCA

A beautiful woman with deep dark hypnotizing eyes and a curvy body that stands about 5'4". She has the power to possess you with a single flip of her curly brown hair. She lives in her daydreams, caters to everyone before herself, and loves rainbow sprinkles. She has a huge attitude problem that she adamantly denies. She spends way too much money, loves pickles, hates coffee, and has an obsession with monkeys. Always takes great pride in her appearance. She believes leggings are pants. It takes a lot to make her angry. Flowers are her favorite. So are strawberries. She never turns down a 4 am video chat, a chance to go dancing, or a chicken quesadilla.

While she has no ability to whisper whatsoever, you'll never grow tired of watching her lips move when she tries.

Franchesca believes that leggings are pants.

by rosi3th3cat October 2, 2017

frances bean

the daughter of deceased Kurt Cobain, one of the most influential people in rock history, and Courtney Love, another rock icon.

frances looks just like her daddy.

dont you wish you were the spawn of something so perfect and inspirational as Kurt Cobain?

by LiLi October 9, 2004

Franchise Sized Fuckup

Simply put, an unecessary mistake, which stemmed from a smaller problem, which didn't get resolved. As a result the issue got a lot bigger.

The term Franchise is used as the goal of many small businesses is to become well established, with a solid foundation and processes, which will enable them to Franchise out. This enables a small business to become a larger business.

Father: Do you take the car in to get repaired yesterday like I asked you?
Son: Umm, no. I forgot. What's the big deal?
Father: The big deal is, I need to pick your mother up from the airport in an hour and god knows whether I'm going to get there and back in one piece... this is a Franchise Sized Fuckup!

by buckonz October 18, 2008

francesca

The most gorgeous girl in the world

I'm as hot as a Francesca.

by Francesca H. August 29, 2008

France

The only western country that after WW2 didnt become an unofficial US state.

"Man...France sucks. The french dont like Bush, Hamburgers, fat people, ugly people, American english, capitalism, consumerism, huge SUVs and so many good things that improve our planet!"

" your right...Im going to germany, I heard after WW2, every girl bends over for an American or Russian !"

by NIKK3333 October 21, 2008

Franchesca

Most amazing girl. Beautiful. Smart. Sensitive. Loving. Loveable. Fuckable. She's has brown hair. The nicest voice and she'll always be there for you. Ability to push everything behind her. Unforggeting. Unforgettable.

"Franchesca. I love you. If you read this your all I could ever dream for. I'm sorry I messed things up"-Adam

by @dumbassredneck_ April 22, 2016