flouncy
1 Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of flouncy1
Origin of flouncy2
Example Sentences
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The choreographer asked her costume designer, Robert Perdziola, to dress her dancers in a variety of looks, with flouncy tutus for the women in her first movement and limp, longer skirts in the others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Some of Ghesquiere’s creations could easily emerge from the lake’s depths, with neoprene webbing creating wings on cropped tops and giving movement to flouncy skirts, fit for a freshwater mermaid.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2023
She strode out to a standing ovation — a shimmering star in a black cape over a black figure-skating-inspired dress with long sleeves and a flouncy skirt.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 29, 2022
He takes me back into the corner of a closet, crouches down and pulls a box out from under the flouncy hems of red opera costumes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2022
I shot a look over at Aunt Kitty in her flouncy blue gown, laughing and talking at the center of her own circle of wild-eyed Southern hospitality.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
There are chuckle-inducing moments toward the end of this Connecticut sojourn, when the banter gets flouncier and the mood nearly achieves liftoff.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2015
Ready your comfiest shoes, flounciest outfits and edgiest eyewear — it’s art fair season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
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