floppy — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Limp, not hard, firm, or rigid; flexible.

   Synonyms

   flopsy

   Examples

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   The smile, the white collar worn with a dark shirt, the floppy breast-pocket handkerchief would surely be famous when the chaps in the rows behind were mere forgotten grins and frowns.

Noun

1. A floppy disk.

   Usage

   • Dated

2. An insurgent in the Rhodesian Bush War, called as such for the way they "flop" when shot.

   Usage

   • Rhodesia
   • South-Africa
   • Slang

   Synonyms

   terrgook

   Examples

   "Ja, our job is not to think or make decisions. We just here to slay floppies," remarked Koos.

3. A comic book.

   Usage

   • Informal

   Examples

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   We suggest that the impact of comic books is greater than it may first appear. Though individual sales of floppies may be low compared to, say, dollar grosses on motion pictures or may reach fewer viewers than a summer blockbuster […]

Adjective

1. hanging limply

   Examples

   a spaniel with floppy ears

Noun

1. a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer

   Synonyms

   diskettefloppy disk

   Broader terms

   magnetic diskmagnetic discdiskdisc

   Examples

   floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price