Frollo

See also: frollo and frollò

English

Alternative forms

• frollo

Etymology

With reference to the character Claude Frollo from Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, a cruel, sanctimonious priest who persecutes a young woman for his own sexual temptation.

Noun

Frollo (plural Frollos)

1. (fandom slang, derogatory) Ellipsis of fandom Frollo.

   Synonyms: anti, fancop, fandomentalist, fanpol, fanti

   • 2020 July 24, discourse catharasis (@lizcourserants), Twitter‎:

     99% of the time, Frollos only have issue^[sic] with sexual content or content related to ships (like if a relationship is abusive). They don't use this energy toward content that is violent yet non-shippy.

   • 2020 October 15, Tenoko1 (@tenoko1), Twitter‎:

     Also, Frollos worrying about people posting problematic stuff? No one introduce them to the anime of this.

   • 2023 February 27, Hemlock Dumpling (@Singloom), Twitter‎:

     To anyone who has been in fandom circles, particularly of late and seen the loudest Frollos being caught out by their own fanfiction bookmarks, this isn’t a surprise.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Frollo.

Italian

Etymology

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Proper noun

Frollo m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025