flossy
Americanadjective
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made of or resembling floss; downy.
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showily stylish; excessively ornamented or fancy.
adjective
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consisting of or resembling floss
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slang (esp of dress) showy
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Origin of flossy
Example Sentences
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Chloe Eggerton, from Telford, owns Flossy Tools, with her primary product a microfibre glove that uses water to remove make-up.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2023
As a result she said she wanted an environmentally friendly product that would help remove make-up with only water - and took the leap to create her business Flossy Tools in 2021.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2023
Does every woman need her own Flossy Posse?
From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2017
Flossy herself has few doubts that she will be a wow.
From Time Magazine Archive
Flossy was quite ill for two days at St. Louis.
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe
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