Friday-Face

A Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue · 1811 · p. 3

A dismal countenance. Before, and even long after the Reformation, Friday was a day of abstinence, or jour maigre. Immediately after the restoration of king Charles II. a proclamation was i ued, prohibiting all publicans from dre ing any suppers on a Friday. **TO FRIG** Figuratively used for trifling.