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Flossie

//ˈflɑ.si// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun

1
A diminutive of the female given name Florence.
"'Otto's at a conference about Free Open-Source Software. It's his big passion. That's why we called the baby Flossie―F-O-S-S. The French geeks stuck an 'L' in for femininity.'"
2
A diminutive of the female given name Flora.
""Big School is more fun than Primary School," said Flossie to her mother as they both sat at the kitchen table, eating their lunch together. "Isn't it, Mum?""

Noun

1
A sexually promiscuous person (usually a woman); a sex worker, prostitute. slang
"Has all the essential qualities of manhood from standing on the street corner flirting with pretty flossies to arguing with his professors on disputed points of psychology"

Etymology

Likely from flossy “resembling floss”, thus “showy” or “soft”. Compare floozie. Possibly from Flossie, diminutive of Florence or Flora. Attested from the beginning of the 20th century.

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