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floppy

[ flop-ee ]
/ ˈflɒp i /
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adjective, flop·pi·er, flop·pi·est.
tending to flop.
noun, plural flop·pies.
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Origin of floppy

First recorded in 1855–60; flop + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM floppy

flop·pi·ly, adverbflop·pi·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for floppy

floppy
/ (ˈflɒpɪ) /

adjective -pier or -piest
limp or hanging looselya dog with floppy ears
noun plural -pies
short for floppy disk

Derived forms of floppy

floppily, adverbfloppiness, noun
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