floppy

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adjective

flop·​py ˈflä-pē How to pronounce floppy (audio)
floppier; floppiest
: tending to flop
especially : being both soft and flexible
floppily adverb
floppiness noun

floppy

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noun

plural floppies

Examples of floppy in a Sentence

Adjective my basset hound is always tripping over her long, floppy ears
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Deadman wore a khaki sun hat with a long floppy brim covering his neck. Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024 News reported took place at the American Dream water park in East Rutherford, N.J. Cardi, who is pregnant with her third child with Offset, celebrated while cradling her baby bump, accented by a crop top and baggy jeans, with her pink hair tucked under a furry, floppy eared hat. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2024
Noun
Sony was the last major manufacturer to cease production of 3.5″ floppies, and their production lines stopped running in 2011. Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 3 July 2024 In San Francisco, a stone’s throw from Silicon Valley, the city’s train system runs on floppies. Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for floppy 

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1858, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1974, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of floppy was in 1858

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Cite this Entry

“Floppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floppy. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

floppy

adjective
flop·​py
ˈfläp-ē
floppier; floppiest
: being soft and flexible

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