English Explanatory Dictionary

floppy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Limp, not hard, firm, or rigid; flexible.
noun
  1. A floppy disk.
  2. An insurgent in the Rhodesian Bush War, called as such for the way they "flop" when shot.
  3. A comic book.

Pronunciation

/ˈflɒ.pi/ en-us-floppy.ogg

Word forms

floppy floppier floppiest floppies

Etymology

From flop + -y.

Synonyms

flopsy terr gook

Derived words

flip-floppy flippy floppy flippy-floppy floppily floppiness floppy baby syndrome floppy disk floppy disc floppy diskette floppy eyelid syndrome floppy infant syndrome floppy trunk syndrome floppy-wristed floptical intraoperative floppy iris syndrome stringy floppy superfloppy flippy flippy disc flippy disk flippy diskette floppy disc drive floppy disk drive floppy diskette drive floppy drive floppyful micro floppy micro-floppy microfloppy mini floppy mini-floppy minifloppy
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