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Frowly

Cat-Like.
Very wierd, in a good way.
Wow, Emilie is so frowly. Look at her ugly christmas sweater that she wears all year.
by whyyougottabetrippin November 29, 2010
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frobly mobly

Neither well nor unwell, an indifference of feeling
Before she got sick, she felt frobly mobly
by nemmanemma May 4, 2018
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frowny-face journalism

A subset of the more general human interest story, frowny-face journalism takes some boring, abstract, impersonal policy change or social problem, takes a big photo of some sad children whose playcentre is closing, an old couple who are being forced out of their subsidised housing or, in this case, a recently unemployed man losing his home(s). This way, readers automatically know what to think about the story - generally 'awwwww'.
"Did you read that article about the sad children whose playcentre was bulldozed down and replaced with a right-wing lobby group headquarters?"

"Was it Frowny-face journalism"

"it made me go awwww"
by NZ Nanny July 23, 2009
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frowny-face journalism

Frowny-face journalism is a subset of the more general human interest story, which takes some boring, abstract, impersonal policy change or social problem, uses a large photo to illustrate the sadness of the story (e.g.crying children whose playcentre is closing or an old couple who are being forced out of their subsidised housing). As a consequence, readers automatically know what to think about the story - generally 'awwwww'. This is bad enough in itself, but there is an added danger: that of taking the analogy between the sad individual and the social issue too far.
Reading such stories is a common cause of news-rage
Example of a frowny-face journalism piece from the New Zealand Herald "Bruce Burgess, 60 years old and a qualified engineer, has been busy his entire adult life. Aside from a couple of years overseas in the early 1970s, he has worked, paid his taxes and saved his money.
His wife Jo has held down regular work as an office administrator and accounts person. Neither of them smoke, they don't take extravagant holidays, and drink only occasionally."
It makes you go "awwww"
by Springbok28 July 23, 2009
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Frowdy

Frowdy is both friday and rowdy
"what days it today"

"Mate its Frowdy"
by Full Pull Frowdys October 9, 2015
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frowzy

1. Of a room, musty and stale.

2. Of one's appearance, unkempt and dingy; a scuzzy or messy appearance.
The rustic cabin smelled frowzy after being closed for six months. The campers looked just as frowzy as the threadbare furniture and moth-eaten carpets.
by Lorelili May 1, 2011
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frowny piercing

piercing inside your mouth on the bottom part of your lip and gums
Kelley and Meira got their frowny piercing done together and there are both straight, not gay.
by faloooolla87 March 10, 2011
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