"flimsies" meaning in All languages combined

See flimsies on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈflɪmziz/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From flimsy (adjective) + -ies (variant of -es (suffix forming regular plurals of some nouns; and the third person singular present indicative forms of some regular verbs)). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|flimsy|-ies|pos1=a}} flimsy (adjective) + -ies, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|plural}} plural, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{glossary|third person}} third person, {{glossary|singular}} singular, {{glossary|present}} present, {{glossary|indicative}} indicative, {{glossary|verb}} verb Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} flimsies pl (plural only)
  1. (informal) Skimpy underwear. Tags: informal, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-flimsies-en-noun-G76cdgJM

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈflɪmziz/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From flimsy (adjective) + -ies (variant of -es (suffix forming regular plurals of some nouns; and the third person singular present indicative forms of some regular verbs)). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|flimsy|-ies|pos1=a}} flimsy (adjective) + -ies, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|plural}} plural, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{glossary|third person}} third person, {{glossary|singular}} singular, {{glossary|present}} present, {{glossary|indicative}} indicative, {{glossary|verb}} verb Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} flimsies
  1. plural of flimsy Tags: form-of, plural Form of: flimsy
    Sense id: en-flimsies-en-noun-Q~XbSy7K

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈflɪmziz/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From flimsy (adjective) + -ies (variant of -es (suffix forming regular plurals of some nouns; and the third person singular present indicative forms of some regular verbs)). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|flimsy|-ies|pos1=a}} flimsy (adjective) + -ies, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|plural}} plural, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{glossary|third person}} third person, {{glossary|singular}} singular, {{glossary|present}} present, {{glossary|indicative}} indicative, {{glossary|verb}} verb Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} flimsies
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flimsy Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: flimsy
    Sense id: en-flimsies-en-verb-1RtfCW4j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, English terms suffixed with -ies, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 13 82 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 12 33 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ies: 9 15 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 11 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 7 91
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