frog in one's pocket

frog in one's pocket

1. (humorous) The supposed reason for a person using the pronoun we when really speaking only about themselves.
   • 2016, David Hricik, Law School Basics: A Preview of Law School and Legal Reasoning:

     […] the interrogating lawyer said: "Who is this 'we'? Do you have a frog in your pocket?"

   • 2018, Ross Klavan, Tim O'Mara, Charles Salzberg, Three Strikes: 3 Authors, 3 Novellas:

     “We got a problem.” We? I'm thinking. You got a frog in your pocket or something?

• editorial we
• royal we
• who's 'she', the cat's mother