"flossy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-flossy.ogg [Australia] Forms: flossier [comparative], flossiest [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English floss Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English flossy From floss + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|floss|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English floss Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English flossy [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "flossy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="flossy"> From floss + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} flossy (comparative flossier, superlative flossiest)
  1. Resembling floss.
    Sense id: en-flossy-en-adj-pgqyZDlb Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 65 35
  2. (informal, slang) Extravagantly showy; flashy Tags: informal, slang
    Sense id: en-flossy-en-adj-M5oa7~WO Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: floozie, flossily, flossiness, flossy pork, unflossy

Inflected forms

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