Flossy
adj, name, slang
adj, name, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling floss.
- 2 Extravagantly showy; flashy informal, slang
"When a flossy girl comes along the street granting alike to the interested and the uninterested a sight of several inches of white stockings above her high boots, one's mind harks back to dear old Mother Goose, and the woman who went to market her eggs for to sell."
Adjective
- 1 like down or as soft as down wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name, diminutive of Florence.
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"When a flossy girl comes along the street granting alike to the interested and the uninterested a sight of several inches of white stockings above her high boots, one's mind harks back to dear old Mother Goose, and the woman who went to market her eggs for to sell."
Etymology
From floss + -y.
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