floppy

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈflɒ.pi/

Definition of floppy

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. 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.”
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adj

  1. 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

  1. (dated)A floppy disk.
  2. (Rhodesia, South-Africa, slang)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.”
  3. (informal)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 […]”

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Etymology

From flop + -y.

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