floppy
adjective
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L16776 on Wikidata ↗noun
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L320772 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈflɒ.pi/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English flop Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English floppy From flop + -y.
- Limp, not hard, firm, or rigid; flexible.
“The smile, the white collar worn with a dark shirt, the floppy breast-pocket handkerchief would surely be famous when the chaps in the rows behind were mere forgotten grins and frowns.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English flop Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English floppy From flop + -y.
- A floppy disk.
- An insurgent in the Rhodesian Bush War, called as such for the way they "flop" when shot.
“"Ja, our job is not to think or make decisions. We just here to slay floppies," remarked Koos.”
- A comic book.
“We suggest that the impact of comic books is greater than it may first appear. Though individual sales of floppies may be low compared to, say, dollar grosses on motion pictures or may reach fewer viewers than a summer blockbuster […]”