From the English adjective frank, which means “free” or “forthright,” we get the verb frank, which means “to mark mail with an official sign so that it may be mailed free.”
Frank is a 2014 black comedy film directed by Lenny Abrahamson from a screenplay by Jon Ronson and Peter Straughan. It stars Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot McNairy, and François Civil.
FRANK definition: 1. honest, sincere, and telling the truth, even when this might be awkward or make other people…. Learn more.
To be frank is to be honest. Also, it's a hot dog. Eating a frank at the ballpark is, to be frank, an all-American experience. If you're open, honest, and candid, you're frank — that can mean refreshing honesty or too much information. Frank also has some lesser known uses.
If someone is frank, they state or express things in an open and honest way. They had a frank discussion about the issue. You can talk frankly to me. He now frankly admits that much of his former playboy lifestyle was superficial. The reaction to his frankness was hostile.
After establishing Fish and Seafood, LLC, Frank began supplying fresh fish and seafood to Columbus and central Ohio. After his wholesale company expanded into Dayton, Cincinnati, and Northern Kentucky, Frank realized that there were few quality seafood markets in Columbus.
The New York Times: Frank Dunlop, 98, Dies; Director Who Gave Theater a Free-Spirited Spin
In 1970, he founded London’s Young Vic, an adventurous “people’s theater” (the Who took the stage at one point) before shaking up the Brooklyn Academy of Music. By Alex Williams Frank Dunlop, a ...